Jayson Tatum’s jumper gives Celtics 118-116 victory over Pelicans

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jayson Tatum’s jumper with 0.7 seconds left gave the Boston Celtics a 118-116 victory over the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night time.

Jaylen Brown scored 28 factors and Tatum had 27 because the Celtics handed the Pelicans their fifth straight loss. New Orleans misplaced Dejounte Murray to a decrease proper leg harm within the first quarter.

Tatum had 22 factors by means of three quarters earlier than being held in examine for a lot of the fourth. However the Celtics went to him after CJ McCollum’s tying basket with 24 seconds left and he hit the eventual winner over McCollum from the left wing.

Trey Murphy had a season-high 40 factors, going 8 for 12 on 3-pointers. Jose Alvarado added 20 factors and McCollum had 17.

Luke Kornet and Kristaps Porzingis scored 13 of the Celtics’ first 17 factors of the fourth quarter to construct a 108-101 lead. Porzingis and Derrick White every had 16 factors.

Celtics: The Celtics had 32 assists on 42 made area objectives. Porzingis had 4 blocks.

Pelicans: Murray, who had averaged 17.9 factors, 6.5 rebounds and seven.6 assists since coming back from an early season damaged hand that triggered him to overlook 18 video games, fell to the courtroom within the first quarter with a non-contact harm to his decrease proper leg. He was carried into the locker room. … Zion Williamson sat out with a abdomen bug. He has missed 36 of 49 video games this season.

McCollum threw up a 35-foot hook shot on the buzzer that fell quick.

McCollum continued his poor outdoors taking pictures, going 1 of seven from lengthy vary. He’s 7 of 27 from 3 during the last 4 video games.

The Celtics play in Philadelphia on Sunday night time. The Pelicans open a four-game highway journey Monday night time in opposition to the Nuggets.