Andrew PetersMarch 30, 2024
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The Boston Celtics got a strong win over the New Orleans Pelicans Saturday afternoon 104-92.
It was win-by-committee for Boston, which had all 5 beginners in double figures in the video game. Jayson Tatum blazed a trail with 23 points, Kristaps Porzingis had 19, Jaylen Brown set up 17, Derrick White notched 15 and Jrue Holiday scored 13.
It was the Celtics’ defense that powered them to the win. Boston held New Orleans to simply 11 points in the 3rd quarter, enabling it to retreat and coast in the 4th quarter.
After the video game, fans applauded the Celtics for a strong protective efficiency.
Bobby Krivitsky @BobbyKrivitsky
From their on-ball defense to their rotations and shot objecting to, the Celtics have actually been exceptional on that end of the flooring. The Pelicans have not scored in over 7 minutes. << br><> < br>> New Orleans scored 11 points and shot 17.4% from the field in the 3rd quarter.
Kaleb Blanton @thekalebblanton
The << a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Celtics?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">> #Celtics< defense has actually done an incredible task protecting him after the 1st quarter. They've made it extremely hard for him to rating. << a href="https://t.co/21wn6maRv9">> https://t.co/21wn6maRv9
CELTICS ☘ BANNER 18 @BiggLynch
We are playing fantastic defense
Boston Celtics @CsRunDeep
Defense wins video games. We’re revealing it
Rollin Herold @Iam_Rollin
Jaylen Brown, All Defense << a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Celtics?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">> #Celtics<
Noa Dalzell @NoaDalzellNBA
Pelicans held to 0 points in the last 4:34 – a mix of some cold shooting and truly lockdown Celtics defense. Cs lead 83-68 heading into the 4th. << a href="https://t.co/iPS1Cijaxr">> https://t.co/iPS1Cijaxr
inamikgreg @Kim_Gregoire
Finest defense I’ve seen from the Celtics in rather a long time
S @MustBeCharm
Celtics simply provided us a sneak peak of their defense at the greatest level
John-Griner Canady @Johng_c
< a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Celtics?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">> #Celtics< defense because 3rd quarter was ELITE.
Sharief Ishaq @ShariefWDSU
Simply a terrible 3rd quarter for the Pelicans. Celtics outscored them 24-11. Defense was fantastic by Boston
With the win, the Celtics enhanced to 58-16 on the season and still hold a company lead in top place in the East. Boston is plainly the frontrunner in the East at this moment, and a win over the Pelicans even more developed that.
Saturday’s match was the 5th video game of a six-game trip, and the Celtics have actually gone 3-2 throughout that stint. Boston will liquidate the trip versus the Charlotte Hornets on Monday.
