Celtics aim to avoid first three-game skid when they visit Pelicans

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The Boston Celtics have lost consecutive games for just the third time all season.

They'll try to avoid their first three-game losing streak of 2023-24 when they visit the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday.

The Celtics (57-16) still have the NBA's best record and had won nine games in a row before losing twice in three nights to the Hawks in Atlanta. They lost a 30-point lead