The New Orleans Pelicans fought tooth and nail with the Boston Celtics, yet could not finish the game strong, losing 104-97.
The Pelicans stuck around after taking a few strong runs from the Boston Celtics throughout the game. New Orleans answered every single Boston run with a run of their own, keeping the game in their hands. New Orleans was down just four with under a minute to go.
However, poor offensive execution and 23 turnovers ended up catching up to the Pelicans at the end as they could not keep up with the Celtics.
Toney Douglas led the team in scoring with 19 points along with seven rebounds.