Jayson Tatum and Key Celtics Players to Watch vs. the Pelicans - March 30

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Celtics vs. Pelicans: Players to Watch

Celtics Key Players

Jayson Tatum's numbers on the season are 27.3 points, 8.2 boards and 4.9 assists per game, shooting 47.2% from the field and 37.8% from downtown, with an average of 3.1 made 3-pointers (eighth in league).

Brown is averaging 23.3 points, 5.5 boards and 3.6 assists. At the other end, he averages 1.2 steals and 0.5 blocked shots.

Derrick White averages 15.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.2 assists.

Kristaps Porzingis is averaging 20.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists. At the other end, he averages 0.7 steals and 1.8 blocked shots.

Jrue Holiday is averaging 12.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.9 assists. Defensively, he averages 0.9 steals and 0.8 blocked shots.

Pelicans Key Players

Zion Williamson averages 22.8 points, 5.8 boards and 5 assists. He is also draining 58.6% of his shots from the floor (ninth in league).

The Pelicans are receiving 12.5 points, 9.2 boards and 2.1 assists per game from Jonas Valanciunas.

CJ McCollum averages 18.8 points, 4.2 boards and 4.5 assists. He is making 45.5% of his shots from the floor and 41.5% from 3-point range, with 3.4 treys per contest (third in NBA).

The Pelicans are receiving 11.1 points, 3.6 boards and 2.5 assists per game from Herbert Jones.

The Pelicans receive 14 points per game from Trey Murphy III, plus 4.6 boards and 2.1 assists.

Celtics vs. Pelicans Stat Insights

Boston Key Stats

The Celtics are outscoring opponents by 11.3 points per game with a +830 scoring differential overall. They put up 121.1 points per game (second in the NBA) and give up 109.8 per outing (sixth in the league).

Boston is second in the league at 46.4 rebounds per game. That's 3.1 more than the 43.3 its opponents average.

The Celtics knock down 16.6 three-pointers per game (first in the league) at a 39% rate (second-best in the NBA), compared to the 12.8 per game their opponents make at a 35% rate.

Boston records 120.3 points per 100 possessions (first in the league), while allowing 109.3 points per 100 possessions (fourth in the NBA).

New Orleans Key Stats

The Pelicans' +379 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 5.2 points per game) is a result of putting up 115.6 points per game (13th in NBA) while allowing 110.4 per contest (eighth in league).

New Orleans wins the rebound battle by an average of 2.2 boards. It collects 44.5 rebounds per game (seventh in league) compared to its opponents' 42.3.

The Pelicans hit 12.2 three-pointers per game (20th in the league) while shooting 37.8% from deep (sixth-best in NBA). They are making 1.2 fewer threes than their opponents, who drain 13.4 per game at 34.5%.

New Orleans' 115.2 points per 100 possessions on offense rank ninth in the NBA, and the 109.5 points it concedes per 100 possessions rank fifth in the league.

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