Overview
- Boston outscored New Orleans 35-12 in the final period to seal the road win at Smoothie King Center.
- Anfernee Simons scored a team-high 25 points and buried three 3-pointers during the decisive stretch.
- Jaylen Brown went to the bench with his fifth foul early in the fourth, and the Celtics pulled away without him.
- Josh Minott impressed in his first career start with 15 points, nine rebounds and a team-best plus-42 in 28 minutes.
- Payton Pritchard added 18 points and eight assists, Neemias Queta grabbed 11 boards with four blocks, and Boston shot 48.4% with multiple players in double figures.