In a closely contested game at TD Garden, the Boston Celtics faced off against the New Orleans Pelicans. Despite being down 60-50, the Celtics, led by Derrick White and Jayson Tatum, rallied back with a 25-9 run in the fourth quarter to take the lead 111-103 with 1:42 left on the clock. Ultimately, the Celtics clinched a 118-112 comeback victory over the Pelicans, with White snapping out of his slump to score 13 points in the final quarter and Tatum executing a driving two-hand dunk that energized the crowd. Zion Williamson also had a notable performance for the Pelicans, but it wasn't enough to secure a win.
Hali elevates for the and-1 slam ๐ค Pacers-Celtics | Live on TNT https://t.co/QSPijXfJWd
Derrick White has 28 points in his last two quarters on 11/15 shooting. Not bad for somebody in a slump
Jayson Tatum goes inside and slams this one home ๐ช We're underway in Boston. Pacers-Celtics | Live on TNT https://t.co/ve5y3SzhK5
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Pacers seek their 4th straight win tonight as they face the top seeded Celtics in Boston ๐ฟ Watch live on TNT at 7:30pm/et! https://t.co/fDy4kwIL4g
The Pacers are putting up BUCKETS on a nightly-basis. ๐ชฃ Indiana total points vs. Celtics tonight: 118.5 https://t.co/iP1TeHMMWq
Derrick White, Jayson Tatum lead Celtics over Pelicans in late rally: 9 takeaways https://t.co/cVPK1I0pgV
Derrick White snapped out of his shooting slump and notched 13 fourth-quarter points to help the Celtics earn a 118-112 comeback win over the Pelicans. Takeaways โฌ๏ธ https://t.co/xULvk4hO4e
Celtics mount furious fourth quarter to soar over Pelicans and avoid a third straight home loss https://t.co/npD3PxKxZx
Tatum drives in for the dunk and the Boston crowd erupts! Celtics lead 111-103 late in the 4Q. Pelicans-Celtics | Live on the NBA App ๐ฒ https://t.co/dk7UUelVa4 https://t.co/hjNy54LHvs
A driving two-hand Tatum dunk and the #Celtics are up 111-103 with 1:42 left. 25-9 BOS run, 13 of those from Derrick White.
It appears Derrick White may have remembered he's Derrick White in time to save the Celtics tonight.
Zion screns for CJ here, Celtics switch and put Tatum on Zion. Horford kicks him out of the matchup, Pelicans keep it moving. Nice drive and kick from Ingram, Zion takes the space right away on the drive. https://t.co/t7xatzp3Ch
Zion goes HIGH off the glass and gets the roll! Pelicans-Celtics | Live on the NBA App ๐ฒ https://t.co/dk7UUelVa4 https://t.co/C8cQlMfria
Zion Williamson has been *driving* tonight, Celtics have Jrue on him, Pelicans have CJ screen to get White to switch. Drives and finishes. https://t.co/4QDx8ePfnw
10-2 #Celtics run to open 3Q and they're down 2. #Pelicans
The Pelicans are up 60-50 vs. the Celtics ๐ Will New Orleans hand No. 1 seed Boston their second loss in a row? https://t.co/KYgMQtEc3t
10-2 #Celtics run and they are showing signs of life. NOP 46, BOS 37.
Pelicans at Celtics: Boston puts its home-court advantage to the test against New Orleans https://t.co/0XCCoXsmna
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