Celtics fans aren't used to watching their team lose in October.

In fact, prior to this season, Boston hadn't started 0-3 since the 2013-14 campaign, when the team won just 25 games in Brad Stevens' first year as head coach. So, perhaps it wasn't surprising that a few fans ( and media members ) were wondering aloud if it was time to start talking about the "t-word" after the Celtics' third straight loss Sunday afternoon.

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Then the Celtics walloped the Zion Williamson-less Pelicans by 32 points in New Orleans, and Jaylen Brown delivered a message he's already mentioned several times early this season.

"It’s going to take some time," Brown told reporters after Monday's game. “We lost four All-Stars from last se

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