Boston Celtics at New Orleans Pelicans
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
Series starts 10/27
Matchup Prediction
Pelicans: 52.4%
Celtics: 47.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Statistics
 BOS |
 NO |
|
|---|---|---|
| - | Streak | - |
New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Karlo Matkovic, F | Out | Oct 22 |
| Kevon Looney, F | Out | Oct 15 |
| Dejounte Murray, G | Out | Sep 25 |
Boston Celtics Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Luka Garza, C | Out | Oct 22 |
| Jayson Tatum, F | Out | Oct 9 |
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ORLGame Information
Smoothie King Center
Location: New Orleans, LA
Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Brooklyn |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 New York |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Philadelphia |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Toronto |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Orleans |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Dallas |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 San Antonio |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Memphis |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Houston |
0.5 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
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