Today in Boston Celtics history, Marcus Smart debuted for the team in a 121-105 win. It came vs. the Brooklyn Nets, whose pick the Celtics used to pick up the Flower Mound, Texas native out of Oklahoma State in the draft held earlier that summer.

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 New Orleans Pelicans lost 122-90 to the Boston Celtics Monday night at the Smoothie King Center. With the loss, the Pelicans remain winless heading into their 3-game road trip. Here are five things we learned after this latest loss.

The Boston Celtics snapped their three-game losing streak with a 122-90 win over a short-handed New Orleans Pelicans roster on Monday, Oct. 27. It was the Celtics' first win of the season following losses to the Philadelphia 76ers,

It did not take long for Celtics rookie Hugo Gonzalez to make an impression with his new team after his NBA regular season debut on Friday night. Joe Mazzulla gave the 19-year-old the starting nod in the Celtics’ 119-113 loss to the Pistons on Sunday, giving him the assignment of hounding All-Star Cade Cunningham and other Pistons ball handlers.

The Celtics started their 2025-26 regular season slate of games in a 0-3 hole. It came about after dropping their season opener to the Philadelphia 76ers 117-116 at TD Garden, then losing to the New York Knicks 105-95 at Madison Square Garden,

Interestingly, Hugo Gonzalez, who started against the Detroit Pistons, was glued to the bench and didn't see a second of playing time. Over the past few games, one of Minott, Gonzalez and Baylor Scheierman has found themselves outside of the rotation as Mazzulla experiments with his starting lineup and substitution patterns.

The Celtics again started fast, and this time, they didn’t give up the lead. The C’s sprinted away with a 122-90 win over the Pelicans on Monday in New Orleans. The Celtics are now 1-3 on the year, halting their losing streak, while the Pelicans fell to 0-3.