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.

Jaylen Brown scored a game-high 30 points and the Boston Celtics dominated the final three quarters in a rout of the Cleveland Cavaliers on Oct. 29.

Pick up the Pace – After a lot of talk about playing faster in the preseason, the Celtics slowed it down in their first 3 games. They were 7th in pace in the preseason (106.13) but they are 25th after their first 3 games (97.5) Their best hope this season is to play fast and hard. They need to play faster and harder in order to get back to winning.

Jaylen Brown led the hosts with 30 points, with 18 coming in the second quarter. Josh Minott (11 points, 14 rebounds), Payton Pritchard (10 points, 10 assists) and Neemias Queta (10 points, 13 rebounds) all chipped in with double-doubles in what was Minott’s second career start.

Boston Celtics Alternate Governor Wyc Grousbeck has delivered a clear message that the team’s current roster is not necessarily its final form. In a recent radio appearance, he outlined the financial realities forcing the front office to consider significant changes,

Josh Minott delivered a double-double in Boston's win over Cleveland, then shared a heartfelt message that fans will love.

The Pistons led by as many as 15 points in the second half before the Celtics made a run late in the fourth quarter to trim the Pistons’ lead to three points with just under three minutes left. The Pistons responded with three straight second chance buckets on the next three possessions to help put the game away.

The Celtics on the offensive end are shooting 44.6 FG% (7th worst in NBA) and 33.1 3P% (8th worst in NBA). Some of their players who have normally been reliable shooters are way down in efficiency this year, such as Derrick White and Payton Pritchard.