The Boston Celtics defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 144-118 without superstar Jayson Tatum when the two teams met at TD Garden in Boston.

progresifjaya.co.id, JAKARTA – The Boston Celtics nearly broke the NBA record of 29 successful three-pointers made when they defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 144-118 at TD Garden in Boston on Friday night, April 10, 2026, US time. While they failed to surpass the record, the Boston Celtics secured their position as the second seed in the Eastern Conference for the upcoming playoffs.

In the New Orleans Pelicans match, the Boston Celtics could only manage to match the franchise and NBA record with 29 three-pointers made. The same achievement was achieved when they faced the New York Knicks on October 22, 2024. The record of 29 three-pointers is also held by the Memphis Grizzlies against the Cleveland Cavaliers on April 6, 2026, and the Milwaukee Bucks against the Miami Heat on December 29, 2020.

This exciting moment occurred when Hugo Gonzalez matched the record with 1:20 remaining in the game. The crowd at TD Garden immediately began chanting, “One more three-pointer!” and stood.

When asked about how close the Celtics were to breaking the record, Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard simply said, “Maybe they should just shut up and we can break it someday.”

In this game, Jaylen Brown scored 23 points in 29 minutes and sat out the entire fourth quarter. Pritchard finished with a double-double of 21 points and 10 assists for the Boston Celtics. The 6-foot-1 Neemias Queta also played for the Boston Celtics. The strong rebounding and close-range scoring center hit his first career 3-pointer and grabbed 10 rebounds. Eight different Celtics players also hit at least two 3-pointers.

The Boston Celtics defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 144-118 without superstar Jayson Tatum when the two teams met at TD Garden in Boston.

The Boston Celtics led by as many as 41 points against the New Orleans Pelicans, who were missing several starters. The Celtics’ 3-point shooting attack was fueled by Brown. He returned to the lineup after missing Thursday’s loss in New York with left Achilles tendonitis. He scored 12 points in the first quarter to help the Boston Celtics build an early 22-point lead.

The Boston Celtics also won this game without Jayson Tatum, who was sidelined and rested.

Jeremiah Fears led the New Orleans Pelicans with 36 points. Derik Queen added 25 points and 11 rebounds. The New Orleans Pelicans, sitting in 11th place in the Western Conference, are guaranteed to miss the playoffs for the second straight year. They have lost nine of their last 10 games.

Meanwhile, the Boston Celtics, with a 55-26 record, have achieved at least 50 wins in each of coach Joe Mazzulla’s first four seasons. This year, the Boston Celtics achieved this despite the absence of key players Jrue Holiday, Kristaps Porzingis, and Al Horford. They were also without Jayson Tatum for almost all of the season, except for the final 16 games.

This was also something that many had predicted would result in the Boston Celtics being relegated to the NBA Draft Lottery. (Bembo)