So far this season, the Celtics are 11th in the East with 22 wins and 22 losses, and the Pelicans are 13th in the West with 16 wins and 27 losses.
Favorable Intelligence (3):
Ingram averaged 22.9 points and 5.2 assists per game this season, Valanciunas averaged 18.3 points and 12 rebounds per game, Graham averaged 13.8 points and 4.6 assists per game, Josh Hart averaged 13.1 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, Nikiel Alexander Walker averaged 12.9 points per game and Herbert Jones averaged 8.9 points per game.
Ingram had 22 points and eight assists in his last game, and he averaged 26.6 points and 6.6 assists in the last five games, shooting 51.1 percent from the field and 47.8 percent from three-point range.
Expected starts: Graham, Josh Hart, Ingram, Herbert Jones, Valanciunas
Adverse Intelligence (4):
The Pelicans lost 105-120 to the Nets in the last game, ending a two-game winning streak.
The Pelicans are 21st in the league with 110.2 points per game and 24th in the league with 111.7 points per game in defensive efficiency, including 111.4 points per game.
The Pelicans have lost in their last four away games, averaging 11.8 points per game.
Absent: Williamson (fracture of the fifth metatarsal bone of the right foot), Kayla Lewis Jr. (tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in the right knee).