Slowly but surely, the Boston Celtics look like they’re finding their stride as we enter the final 22 game stretch during the 2020-21 regular-season schedule.
Though perhaps a .500 record was not something fans expected at this point in the season, the Cs are now winners of two straight, one of which being a recent blow-out victory over the sixth-seeded Charlotte Hornets.
However, to say the team is anywhere near the status in which they wish to be would be a complete farce.
Viewed as a legitimate championship contender coming into the season and even being bestowed with the fourth-best Vegas odds to take home the Larry O’Brien trophy come year’s end, boasting a 25-25 record and being holders of the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference standings is certainly not where Danny Ainge and co. saw this season going 50 games in.
The Boston Celtics should consider making alterations to their starting lineup
This past trade deadline, many fans were hoping the front office for the Boston Celtics would look to acquire some much-needed upgrades in the talent department to help bolster their rotation, specifically in the starting lineup.
While the shamrocks did wind up making some moves, they were not necessarily the needle movers many believed were needed to get their season back on track.
Now, with the deadline past, Boston must look internally to find solutions to their production problems if they wish to rise the rankings and enter the postseason with momentum on their side.
Though there are likely a few ways for the team to ignite a spark, we at HH believe potentially inserting two fresh faces into the starting rotation could aid in their quest to get back on track: