The Celtics battled through cold shooting in the first half and rallied in the fourth quarter to claim a 118-112 win over the Pelicans on Monday.
Here are the takeaways.
1. With 6:27 remaining in the fourth quarter and the Celtics trailing by three, Jaylen Brown backed Dyson Daniels into the paint, which pulled C.J. McCollum away from Derrick White. Brown bounced a pass out to White, who buried a 3-pointer and threw both of his hands into the air as if to say, “Finally.”
Prior to that play, White was struggling enormously. He made a 3-pointer in the first half, but he was 1-for-8 after three quarters before shaking off his slump with 5-for-6 shooting in the fourth.