The Boston Celtics (33-15) heads into a road game against CJ McCollum and the New Orleans Pelicans (12-36) at Smoothie King Center on Friday, beginning at 8:00 PM ET.In their last time out, the

During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Lee wore only jersey No. 11 and put up 7.7 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.1 steals per game.

As the trade deadline approaches, here are five thoughts on where the Celtics are at and where they might improve.

As opponents have tried to dent the Celtics’ championship armor, however, Tatum has remained consistent. He ranks sixth in the NBA in scoring, (26.7 points per game). He has scored at least 30 points in 18 out of 45 games. And he remains on track to finish with career highs in rebounds (9.0) and assists (5.4) per game.

Granted, there are some mitigating reasons for the Celtics ' recent malaise. Multiple players have either missed time with injury or have been playing a lesser role due to carrying injuries throughout the season.

Brown and company will be joined by the East starters in Celtics teammate Jayson Tatum, Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Bucks, Donovan Mitchell of the Cavs, Karl-Anthony Towns of the New York Knicks, and Knicks teammate Jalen Brunson.

The Boston Celtics' rocky midseason stretch continued on Monday with a last-second loss to the Houston Rockets, who got 10 3-pointers from Dillon Brooks and a game-winner from Amen Thompson. With that latest defeat,

For many of us the answer is and always will be His Airness, Michael Jordan, and you can count Marbury among them.

Wembanyama becomes only the fourth Spurs player to make the All-Star Game in his first or second season. The others: Alvin Robertson in 1986, David Robinson in 1990 and 1991, and Tim Duncan in 1998.