They got a taste of their own medicine with the deep ball, but New Orleans did themselves few favors, wasting opportunities to trim the deficit even further throughout the second half.
The Pelicans fell 117-109 to the Celtics thanks in part to some prolific 3-point shooting. Boston knocked down 20 3-pointers, with 14 of them coming in the first half. The best team from the Eastern Conference especially got off to a strong start in the first quarter, sinking 10 of 16 to bludgeon New Orleans 40-25 on the scoreboard.
For the rest of the contest, the Pels were stuck playing catch-up and they could never completely get over the hump.