The New Orleans Pelicans (14-14) face off against the Boston Celtics (15-10) on the road Monday night. The Celtics enter the contest on a five-game winning streak that began with a win over the Pels in the Smoothie King Center on November 26th.
In that previous meeting, a disheartening 124-107 defeat, New Orleans was off in several key areas — which they’ll need to correct if they want to beat a hot Celtics team.
Guard the Three-point Stripe
New Orleans allowed Boston to shoot a sizzling 48.7% (19-39) from three in that loss several weeks ago to the Celtics.