Monty Williams took himself to task after the New Orleans Pelicans' 108-100 loss to the Boston Celtics on Monday night.

“I am not doing a good job of getting our guys to play the same way every game,” he said. "That has plagued us all year long. We’ve got to — I’ve got to — figure out. We play selfish. We separate when things don’t go well, especially on the road. That’s something that falls on my lap and we’ve got to figure that out.”

The loss in Boston dropped the Pelicans to 18-19, more than two games back of the eighth seed in the Western Conference. They have been inconsistent this season, without a winning streak of more than two games. 

“The guys we have on the floor aren’t doing it consistently,” Williams added. "We have done it before and that’s the coach’s responsibility.”

The Pelicans led the Celtics 76-72 after three quarters, but were outscored 36-24 over the final 12 minutes. Jrue Holiday didn’t play in the second half after suffering a right ankle injury, but Williams refused to make excuses.

“It doesn’t matter when San Antonio has guys out, they play the same way every night,” the coach said. "Until we do that, we’re going to be fighting ourselves for the rest of the season.

“That’s why we’re all frustrated. We’ve seen our team play at a high level.”