11月3日，据24直播网报道，NBA常规赛中，凯尔特人以93比109的比分败给了火箭队。
资深体育媒体人季孟年在《体坛周报》的报道中，对凯尔特人队进行了深入探讨。
随着相对轻松的开局赛程的落幕，凯尔特人队接下来将面临一系列充满挑战的比赛。
The challenging sequence of consecutive road games against the Magic and Rockets is merely the tip of the iceberg. The subsequent matchups with the Bucks and Hornets are regarded as relatively manageable. However, the subsequent stretch of four games in three days will pit the team against the Bears, the 76ers, and the Raptors in a back-to-back scenario. This is followed by another demanding stretch of four games in three days, featuring the Mavericks, the Magic once again in a back-to-back encounter, and the Nuggets.
在11月的整个月度赛程中，波士顿凯尔特人队共参与了15场对决，其中多达11场赛事是在异地进行的客场挑战。
公平的赛程安排适用于所有参赛队伍，且每年都会经历一段挑战性较高的赛程。尤其是初期赛程相对轻松，随着赛季的深入，难度自然会逐渐提升。目前，我们翘首以盼普理查德、怀特和米罗能够找回最佳状态。深度本应是凯尔特人在常规赛中的优势所在，然而，若他们持续表现不佳，这一优势将难以显现。