New Orleans at Boston Dec 31 (2:00 pm) 96 - 94 Preview | Recap | Boxscore Team 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Total New Orleans 18 22 29 27 96 Boston 23 13 34 24 94

Game Stats   New Orleans Boston FIeld Goals 33-79 36-79 Free Throws 20-32 10-18 Rebounds 40 42 Assists 23 20 Three Pointers 10-25 12-24 Fouls 21 29 Technicals 1 1 Misc Technicals

New Orleans Hornets Player Stats Player Name Mins pts fg fga fg% ft fta ft% 3p 3pa 3p% or dr r Baron Davis 44 29 10 25 40.0 4 10 40.0 5 13 38.5 1 4 5 David Wesley 34 22 7 14 50.0 4 4 100.0 4 8 50.0 0 1 1 P.J. Brown 40 15 6 15 40.0 3 3 100.0 0 0 0.0 4 10 14 George Lynch 32 11 5 8 62.5 1 3 33.3 0 3 0.0 1 2 3 Jamaal Magloire 35 8 1 6 16.7 6 8 75.0 0 0 0.0 3 5 8

Boston Celtics Player Stats Player Name Mins pts fg fga fg% ft fta ft% 3p 3pa 3p% or dr r Jiri Welsch 37 17 6 8 75.0 3 3 100.0 2 2 100.0 1 3 4 Mike James 24 15 6 11 54.5 0 0 0.0 3 5 60.0 1 2 3 Paul Pierce 41 14 4 16 25.0 4 8 50.0 2 6 33.3 0 3 3 Mark Blount 35 14 7 8 87.5 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 7 8 Walter McCarty 27 8 3 10 30.0 0 0 0.0 2 6 33.3 0 3 3

Attendance: 16304 Officials: Scott Wall Joe Crawford Ted Bernhardt