The New Orleans Pelicans will face a third litmus test in as many games when they battle the Boston Celtics on Friday inside the Smoothie King Center.
The Pels dispatched the Grizzlies on Tuesday, defeating the gritty opponent that had previously beaten them handily three straight times.
(New Orleans lost the last three matchups of the 2021-22 regular season to Memphis by a combined total of 60 points.)
Then on the following day, the Pels showed no mental or physical fatigue on the second night of a back-to-back, shooting lights out against the Chicago Bulls.