Favorable 7-game stretch coming. Need to take advantage.

[Phantom255x]

So looking ahead, the Celtics play the Timberwolves, Nets, Spurs, Heat, Pistons, Kings and 76ers.

I see the Spurs game as a "scheduled loss", but the other games are games the Celtics have a good shot at winning. Now I know they play the games one at a time and such, but I'm going to be realistic and say the Celtics can go 5-2 in this stretch, but it's possible they can go 6-1 as well as long as they can find a way to neutralize the Wolves' size and 76ers as well.

Regardless, this is a stretch the C's should and NEED to do well in, in order to build confidence in themselves but also to keep up with the East. A bad stretch here even with Horford and Crowder back could spell doom, especially for a team aspiring to be a top-3 seed in the East, and because after the 76ers game, the schedule gets BRUTAL (road games at San Antonio, OKC, and tough games against Raptors and Rockets too).

Good stretch here could go a long way in getting this team confident for the rest of the season with a (finally) fully healthy team.

[NHCelticsFan]

5-2 seems like a safe bet.  Would bring our record to 12-8.  Could even see us taking all but the Spurs game.

[GreenWarrior]

so if we don't play well during that stretch everyone here will still be saying "it's early", "stop overreacting" etc. but if we win everyone will be saying "championship" and completely disregard everything they said in the 1st sentence.

[GratefulCs]

so if we don't play well during that stretch everyone here will still be saying "it's early", "stop overreacting" etc. but if we win everyone will be saying "championship" and completely disregard everything they said in the 1st sentence.

optimism rocks!

[jpotter33]

That Spurs game is absolutely winnable. We're every bit as good as them when healthy. Plus, it's a marquee game at the Garden. I think we'll take that game.

Barring more injuries or stupid, lackluster play, I think we could go anywhere from 4-3 to 7-0 during this stretch, especially riding the high of Horford and Jae coming back. I bet we go 6-1, beat the Spurs, but lose to someone like Minny or Sacramento.

[alldaboston]

so if we don't play well during that stretch everyone here will still be saying "it's early", "stop overreacting" etc. but if we win everyone will be saying "championship" and completely disregard everything they said in the 1st sentence.

Actually, I don't think that's the case. All excuses are now gone. This is prime time. Time for the team to play. Any loss is a loss. Any win is a win. No more excuses.