The Celtics in just a few short hours will play the Lakers in the latest chapter of the NBA's most historic rivalry. This will be the Celtics 18th game meaning we have officially reached the 1/4 mark of the 2020-2021 NBA Season. Its been a crazy first 1/4 of the season as the Celtics started the season as the best team in the East despite not having All-Star PG Kemba Walker able to play. Then the team got hit with Covid-19 issues and hit a speed bump which forced them out of 1st and into a tie with the Bucks for 2nd place 1 game behind the 76ers. However for this past Wednesday game the Celtics got all of their top 3 players on the court for the 1st time this season as they took on the San Antonio Spurs in San Antonio. The game came down to the wire but Marcus Smart missed a game tieing wide open 3 in the corner that sealed the win for SA and caused the Celtics to fall from a potential 2nd place in the East all the way down to 5th behind the 76ers, Bucks, Pacers and Nets. Now the Celtics 2 nights later get prepared to play Lebron in just a few short hours actually right at the conclusion of this show. They have lost their 1st game with their stars all at their disposal will they now go 0-2? Does a loss tonight to the Lakers mean Danny Ainge needs to make a trade in order to beef up the roster to get the Celtics back on track? Whos rumored to be available that Danny Ainge should consider if the Celtics Talk Crew thinks a trade must be done? Is it right to still think the team needs more time to gel as they have only played 1 game with Tatum, Brown and Kemba together this season or does the fact they all played together last season negate that excuse and now all excuses are eliminated. We will discuss this with NBA Baseline Co-host Warren Shaw (@ShawSportsNBA on twitter), CLNS Media Author and Careless Whisper Host Matt Rury (@TeamGreenTruth on twitter) and fellow Celtics Fan Blogger from Green and White Fan Blog Andy Vernon