But if there are other issues -- injuries, poor fits, or other teams figuring out how to defend Boston, to name a few possibilities -- that are holding the Celtics back, there might be good reason for fans to be a bit concerned.

On Wednesday night, the Boston Celtics will be in Canada to play the Toronto Raptors. For the game, the Celtics have announced their injury report. The Celtic

The Celtics are enduring a 7-6 spell after squeezing out a nail-biting 120-119 home victory on Sunday against the eight-win New Orleans Pelicans, who sit last in the Western Conference.

The Boston Celtics trekked north to Canada to face the Toronto Raptors Wednesday eve, with all the expectations a contending ball club ought to have against a team like Toronto. The Raptors, after all,

Watch Warriors star score 26 points vs. Raptors Stephen Curry scores 26 points in the Golden State Warriors' 104-101 win over the Toronto Raptors on Januar

The Boston Celtics have played mostly .500-level basketball over the last month with a 7-6 record in their last 13 games. It hasn’t hurt the C’s much in the standings — they’re still second in the Eastern Conference behind the Cleveland Cavaliers — but we haven’t seen this team play at a championship level on a consistent enough basis of late.