If you haven’t been tapped in with Celtics circles, let me fill you in. Jaylen Brown is becoming the scapegoat for the Celtics’ recent rough patch. That rough patch I’m referring to is encapsulated in their last 20 games— an 11-9 record.

Boston’s options for adding on that front are quite limited with the assumption they don’t want to touch anyone in the existing rotation. Jaden Springer’s $4 million salary caps what the team can send out for a player in a swap since the Celtics can’t aggregate salaries as a second apron.

New Orleans will try to stop its four-game losing streak when the New Orleans Pelicans play Boston. The teams play Friday for the first time this season.

Jaylen Brown scored 25 points, Jayson Tatum added 24 and the Boston Celtics rallied past the Los Angeles Clippers 117-113 in overtime when both teams were missing key players.

Kristaps Porzingis starred in this win with 34 points and eight three-pointers. Jaylen Brown was not far behind with 28 points.

The Boston Celtics are gearing up for an important matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans, looking to build on their much-needed win over the Chicago Bulls.

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

The Celtics are facing a self-made obstacle, one they should be able to remove from their path just as quickly as they erected it.

Do the Celtics need to make a move before the NBA trade deadline? Chris Forsberg lays out Brad Stevens' realistic options before Feb. 6.

Kristaps Porzingis scored a season-high 34 points and collected 11 rebounds to help the Boston Celtics breeze to a 122-100 victory over the visiting Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night. Porzingis made 10 of his 18 field goal attempts,

The Celtics improved to 14-1 on the season after losses as they've only dropped two straight games once this year.

The Celtics will begin a three-game road trip Friday night in New Orleans. The Pelicans own one of the NBA’s worst records but nearly pulled off a major upset Jan. 12 in Boston, losing 120-119 on a last-second missed layup.