Zion Williamson scored 28 points and the New Orleans Pelicans held on after blowing most of a 17-point, fourth-quarter lead to beat Boston 115-109 on Monday night in the Celtics' first game in front of their home fans since before the pandemic. Williamson has averaged 34.4 points over that span, including 39 and 38 in back-to-back games on Friday and Saturday. The Pelicans had a 110-94 edge with four minutes left before Boston scored 13 straight points, making it 110-107 on Tatum's step-back 3 with 51 seconds left. JUMBLED JUMPThe Celtics forced a jump ball with about three minutes left in the third. Wagner scored one point in four minutes and Kornet scored 10 with four rebounds in 13 minutes, making a pair of 3-pointers.

Source: Fox News March 30, 2021 02:15 UTC