Since our last show the Celtics have played 3 games. 3 games which begins a 3 week stretch of games where the Celtics should be favorites to win atleast 8 of their 9 games up until the week of Christmas. The 1st of those 9 games saw the Celtics host the Cavaliers. The Celtics were without Al Horford and Jaylen Brown while the Cavs were without JR Smith who the team sent home until they can trade him and Kevin Love who is out until January due to surgery. The Celtics opted to stick with the same starting lineup that they had in their previous game in Irving, Smart, Tatum and Morris while Baynes filled in for Horford. The game saw the Celtics play 2 close quarters in the 1st half but lead by 10 at halftime before the starting 5 blew the game open in the 3rd via a 39-20 scoring edge and it allowed Brad Stevens to sit the starters and play the end of the bench in the 4th quarter limiting their minutes as they would be on to Minnesote to play the Wolves the next night. The Celtics thanks to a 30 point game from Gordon Hayward his best game in a Celtics uniform knocked off the Wolves 118-109 snapping the Wolves 4 game win streak and making it 3 wins in a row for the Celtics. The Celtics would have to wait 5 games for their next game against the Knicks. The Celtics blew them out 128-100 thanks to a big performance from a returning Jaylen Brown. We will discuss the last 3 games with our guests Rich Jensen @RichAJensen contributor to RedsArmy,com, Thomas King @celticstown site expert for @houdiniceltics and Boston Celtics writer for @The_Bball_index and, Jack Traut @jack_traut Boston Celtics beat writer for @T101Sports