The Celtics tied the franchise and NBA record with 29 3s on their way to clinching the Eastern Conference's No. 2 playoff seed in a blowout win over the Pelicans on Friday night.
Celtics Sam Hauser scored 24 points and knocked down eight 3-pointers as the Celtics defeated the Pelicans 144-118, clinching the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. Boston tied an NBA record with 29 made 3-pointers, matching its own franchise mark set earlier this season. The Grizzlies and Bucks have also reached that total. Jaylen […] The post NBA Notes: Celtics, Sam Hauser, Knicks, Jalen Brunson, Raptors appeared first on Hoops Wire.
Extended highlights and box score from tonight's Celtics win over the Pelicans at the TD Garden in Boston. The Celtics tied an NBA record with 29 3-pointers tonight against New Orleans. They have now reached that mark twice (10/22/24 vs NYK). — Celtics Stats (@celtics_stats) April 11, 2026 Celtics with at least 600 rebounds, 100 blocks and 60 steals in a season: Robert Parish (7X) Dave Cowens Neemias Queta pic.twitter.com/1rZY2g3TCx — Taylor Snow (@taylorcsnow) April 11, 2026
The Celtics tied a franchise and NBA record with 29 3-pointers, equaling their total from Oct. 22, 2024 set against the New York Knicks. The Memphis Grizzlies (April 6 vs. Cleveland) and Milwaukee Bucks (Dec. 29, 2020 at Miami) also share the record. When Hugo Gonzalez tied the mark with 1:20 remaining in the game, the TD Garden crowd began chanting, “One more three!" and rose to their feet.
BOSTON (AP) — Sam Hauser had 24 points on eight 3-pointers, and the Boston Celtics tied the franchise and NBA record with 29 3s on their way to clinching the Eastern Conference’s No. 2 playoff seed with a 144-118 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night. Jaylen Brown added 23 points in 29 minutes, sitting out the entire fourth quarter. Payton Pritchard finished with 21 points and 10 assists for Boston, which clinched the Atlantic Division. The Celtics’ 29 3s equal their total from Oc...
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