Final: Celtics 122, Pelicans 90 - Simons fuels massive run for first win of the season

BOSTON CELTICS at NEW ORLEANS PELICANS

Regular season game 4

Smoothie King Center, 8:00 p.m. - NBCS Boston

INJURIES

Boston: Jayson Tatum (OUT-Achilles)

New Orleans: Zion Williamson (OUT-foot), Kevon Looney (OUT-knee), Dejounte Murray (OUT-knee)

OFFICIALS

Gediminas Petraitis (#50)    Marat Kogut (#32)    JD Ralls (#80)

THINGS I’M LOOKING FOR

1. Rebounding: There is certainly less size out there with the injuries, so the Celtics might be in position to grab a few more boards. The back-to-back will test the effort, but the 0-3 start should add a level of desperation. We’ll see what wins out.

2. Jaylen Brown’s hamstring: I’m not thrilled that he’s playing through this right now. He said he was still dealing with some tightness, which makes playing on the back-to-back seem like an insane idea. I hope he comes out of it okay.

3. The rotation: Josh Minott was a DNP-CD two games ago and now he’s going to start. Where does that put Hugo Gonzalez? How does Joe Mazzulla handle his rotations? Fun times all around!

Follow along with my thoughts as the game goes on. They’ll show up below and in the comments section, so hop in and share your opinion as well.