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Celtics aim to avenge early-season loss to Hornets

The Boston Celtics complete an extended road trip when they face the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night.

Other than back-to-back, last-minute losses in Atlanta, the Celtics have had a good road swing, going 3-2. They got back on track by winning 104-92 on Saturday at New Orleans.

"The effort was there (and) the defensive execution as far as game plan was there," Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said of finding the right formula again. "It's continuing to find that balance. We played a bunch of different lineups."

The Celtics (58-16), who have wrapped up the Eastern Conference's top playoff seed, have won 10 of their past 12 games.