The 10-10 Boston Celtics finish off a three game road trip with a matchup against another underperforming team stuck in a similar situation, the 10-10 New Orleans Pelicans. Before everyone clamors to the trade machine about a potential AD deal, it is worth a read of this article and this article.
New Orleans has been very impressive at home in the Smoothie King Center (8-1) as perennial 1st team All-NBA candidate Anthony Davis is putting up staggering numbers once again this season. The Pelicans have gotten some solid performances from forward pairing Nikola Mirotic and summer FA signing Julius Randle to start the season, as they are averaging 19 and 18 points apiece.