1) New Orleans (5-15 overall) tries to make it 2-0 on its current three-game homestand tonight, hosting the Boston Celtics at 7 p.m. Tickets are available here.
2) Despite their slow start amid rampant injuries, the Pelicans are only 4.5 games out of eighth place in the Western Conference. Houston is the No. 8 team at 10-11.
3) New Orleans is coming off its most dramatic win of 2015-16, a 114-108 overtime thriller vs. Cleveland on ESPN. It was a game that again showed the Pelicans’ upside.
4) Watch raw video from the Smoothie King Center of Friday’s postgame celebration.