Celtics vs Pelicans: head-to-head
22 meetings since 2015-16
Boston Celtics16wins
New Orleans Pelicans6Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Celtics and the Pelicans have met 22 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Celtics lead the series 16-6, a clear edge.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Celtics won 6 and the Pelicans won 0. The most recent game, on April 10, 2026, ended Celtics 144-118.
The home team won 13 of the 22 games (59%). These matchups averaged 222.0 total points, with a typical winning margin of 12.2 points; 5 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Their next meeting is scheduled for March 21, 2027 in Boston.
Next meetings
| Mar 21, 2027 | Pelicans @ Celtics | 3:00 PM EDT | BOS 89% |
| Mar 28, 2027 | Celtics @ Pelicans | 7:00 PM EDT |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Celtics | NOP 105 – 140 BOS · 2020-01-11 |
| Pelicans | BOS 89 – 108 NOP · 2018-03-18 |
2025-26 BOS 2 – 0 NOP
| 2026-04-10 | NOP 118 – 144 BOS | Final |
| 2025-10-27 | BOS 122 – 90 NOP | Final |
2024-25 BOS 2 – 0 NOP
| 2025-01-31 | BOS 118 – 116 NOP | Final |
| 2025-01-12 | NOP 119 – 120 BOS | Final |
2023-24 BOS 2 – 0 NOP
| 2024-03-30 | BOS 104 – 92 NOP | Final |
| 2024-01-29 | NOP 112 – 118 BOS | Final |
2022-23 BOS 2 – 0 NOP
| 2023-01-11 | NOP 114 – 125 BOS | Final |
| 2022-11-18 | BOS 117 – 109 NOP | Final |
2021-22 BOS 2 – 0 NOP
| 2022-01-29 | BOS 107 – 97 NOP | Final |
| 2022-01-17 | NOP 92 – 104 BOS | Final |
2020-21 BOS 0 – 2 NOP
| 2021-03-29 | NOP 115 – 109 BOS | Final |
| 2021-02-21 | BOS 115 – 120 NOP | Final/OT |
2019-20 BOS 1 – 1 NOP
| 2020-01-26 | BOS 108 – 123 NOP | Final |
| 2020-01-11 | NOP 105 – 140 BOS | Final |
2018-19 BOS 2 – 0 NOP
| 2018-12-10 | NOP 100 – 113 BOS | Final |
| 2018-11-26 | BOS 124 – 107 NOP | Final |
2017-18 BOS 0 – 2 NOP
| 2018-03-18 | BOS 89 – 108 NOP | Final |
| 2018-01-16 | NOP 116 – 113 BOS | Final |
2016-17 BOS 1 – 1 NOP
| 2017-01-07 | NOP 108 – 117 BOS | Final |
| 2016-11-14 | BOS 105 – 106 NOP | Final |
2015-16 BOS 2 – 0 NOP
| 2016-04-06 | NOP 97 – 104 BOS | Final |
| 2015-12-07 | BOS 111 – 93 NOP | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.