The Green Army won the 58th win against the Pelicans!The strongest record in the past 15 years, multi-data dominance + never lost three in a row
On March 31, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued. In today's East-West matchup, the Celtics defeated the Pelicans 104-92 on the road, improving their record to 58-16 and continuing to rank first in the league.
Prior to this game, Celtic had suffered two consecutive defeats. Facing the Pelicans away today, the Green Army also fell behind at the beginning of the game, trailing the opponent by nine points in the first quarter and trailing by double digits at the most. However, from the second quarter, the Green Army won by 11 and 13 points in two consecutive quarters, and they not only completed the comeback but also established a 20-point advantage in the final quarter. The Green then withstood the Pelicans' comeback and eventually won on the road.
In terms of statistics, Tatum had 23 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, Jaylen Brown had 17 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Porzingis had 19 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks, White had 15 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Holiday had 13 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, and Horford had 9 points and 6 rebounds. Pelicans Zion had 25 points, nine rebounds and four assists, and McCollum had 24 points and five assists.
In fact, after Sunday's win over the Bulls, the Celtics have already secured the top spot in the regular season in the East, and they are now 6.5 wins ahead of the Nuggets, who are first in the West. With just eight games left in the regular season, they are getting closer to securing the top spot in the league. At present, the Celtics are at the top of the league in many statistics, such as the 2nd in the league in defensive efficiency per game, the 1st in the league in offensive efficiency per game, the 2nd in the league in points, rebounds, and blocks per game, and the first in the league in three-point shooting, three-point shooting, and three-point shooting percentage per game!
Meanwhile, the Celtics' 58th win today is their best since 2008-09 and they will be looking to extend their run even further with eight games remaining in the regular season. And it's almost certain that the Celtics will have at least 60+ wins, and will almost become the only team in the league to have 60+ wins this season. In addition, the Celtics have never suffered a three-game losing streak so far this season, which is enough to show their strong consistency.
According to the schedule, the Celtics will take on the Hornets on April 2, and they will continue to move towards the first place in the league!