The Celtics dodged disaster on Monday night by crushing the Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center and improving to 1-3 on the season.

Both the Boston Celtics and New Orleans Pelicans may be without one of their star players in Monday night's matchup.

The NBA will see two winless teams matchup on Monday, with the New Orleans Pelicans playing host to the Boston Celtics. Even though both teams clearly have tale

Anfernee Simons made six 3-pointers and scored 25 points, and the Boston Celtics earned their first victory over the season by pulling away to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 122-90 on Monday night.

The Boston Celtics snapped their four-game losing streak with a dominant 122-90 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans, fueled by a strong fourth-quarter performance.

The New Orleans Pelicans showed some promise in the first two games of the season. But Monday's loss to the Boston Celtics showed that it all may have just been false hope.

Anfernee Simons had his best game of the season against the Pelicans, draining 3-pointers and looking like the scorer he's been throughout his career.

The Boston Celtics got their first win of the season as they took down the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night.

The Celtics rode a fourth-quarter explosion to earn their first win of the season on Monday night. Here are five takeaways from the matchup.

Anfernee Simons encestó seis triples y para terminar con 25 puntos, y los Celtics de Boston consiguieron su primera victoria de la temporada al vencer el lunes

Even though New Orleans is one of three teams that have yet to post a win, Monday’s 122-90 victory was an encouraging sign for a Celtics team that is still searching for an identity and was playing the second of back-to-back games.