On having little concern over the Celtics’ sluggish start

Paul Pierce and the Boston Celtics are off to a slow-start, but that should be of little concern for fans In the four seasons that the Boston Celtics Big Three 2.0 existed in Boston before the lockout and condensed season, they were one of the best teams in basketball before Christmas Day. They made a tradition of starting out fast, gaining a big lead in the Eastern Conference and then laying off the gas pedal a little bit and secure their spot in the top four seeds with an Atlantic Division Championship. This was more the case in the later seasons of their reign in the Eastern Conference. The 2007-08 season won 62 games and was the number one seed in the Eastern Conference and the 08-09 team likely would have continued to put the foot on the pedal before if it wasn’t for Kevin Garnett’s knee injury that caused him to miss most of the rest of the season. The facts remain this; the Boston Celtics have been more concerned with getting into the playoffs then playing for better match-up...