Jayson Tatum delivered in the clutch once again on Friday night in New Orleans, drilling a game winner. Read more on Boston.com.

Speaking to reporters ahead of Wednesday's matchup against the Chicago Bulls, head coach Joe Mazzulla said he welcomes opponents blitzing Tatum. For Mazzulla, spacing is key when Tatum is being blitzed, and opens up opportunity for mismatches to be found and taken advantage of.

Tatum finished with 27 points and 10 rebounds and Jaylen Brown scored 28 points for the Celtics, who forced 20 New Orleans turnovers. Trey Murphy erupted for 40 points for the Pelicans, who were without Zion Williamson (illness), Brandon Ingram (ankle), Herbert Jones (shoulder), Daniel Theis (thumb), and Jordan Hawkins (illness).

The Boston Celtics probably shouldn’t have needed heroics from Jayson Tatum to beat the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night, but they’ll take the win anyway. With less than a second

On Friday night, the Boston Celtics defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 118-116 at the Smoothie King Center, with six-time All-Star Jayson Tatum hitting a buzzer-beating jumper with .1 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.

The last time the Boston Celtics and the New Orleans Pelicans squared off against each other, it was a close, thrilling game with the Celtics barely squeaking out a 120-119 win. So it came as no surprise that the second matchup between the two was just as nail-biting.

The Celtics are championship hopefuls. All the Pelicans are contending for is the No. 1 draft pick. You wouldn’t know it by watching either of their two meetings this season, both of which were decided in the final seconds.

Jaylen Brown scored 28 points and Jayson Tatum added 27, including a tie-breaking jumper with 0.2 seconds left, as the visiting Boston Celtics held off the New Orleans Pelicans 118-116 on Friday night.

Jaylen Brown scored 28 points and Jayson Tatum added 27, including a tiebreaking jumper with 0.2 seconds left, as the visiting Boston Celtics held off the New Orleans Pelicans 118-116 on Friday night.

Joe Mazzulla catches up with Abby Chin in an exclusive 1-on-1 interview to share what makes Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown different after the duo were once again named to the All-Star team.Joe Mazzulla speaks to what makes Tatum,

On Friday night, the Boston Celtics beat the New Orleans Pelicans by a score of 118-116. Jayson Tatum nailed the game-winning shot with less than one second re