The Celtics have been winning a lot recently. Eight straight to be exact and over the course of that win streak, they’ve been scoring a ton. Six times they’ve scored 123 or more and this should be another strong offensive showing tonight in the Big Easy.

A career-best 31.1 points/game from Jayson Tatum is pacing the Celtics, who have been favored in every game this season. They are also #1 in the league in points/game at 120.4. Jaylen Brown is also averaging a career-high 25.4 points/game.

The only negative with this Cetics team right now is that their defensive rating has slipped from 1st last season to 16th this season. Robert Williams III being injured has a large hand in that.

New Orleans can score too. The Pelicans just put up 124 in a win over Chicago Wednesday night. They are averaging 116.7 points/game. It remains to be seen if Zion Williamson will play tonight, but even if he doesn’t, you’ve still got Brandon Ingram and CJ McCollum to carry the scoring load.

The Pelicans aren’t great defensively though as they are allowing 112.1 points/game and that’s not good facing this red-hot Boston team. Expect a high-scoring game in this one. 10*