The Celtics have played 2 full months of the season and sit in the middle of the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference trailing the 76ers, Pacers, Raptors and Bucks. The Celtics began a critical stretch in their schedule which is the month of January. The Celtics will play 11 of their 15 games at home this month that includes home games against the Pacers, Raptors and the defending champion Warriors. The Celtics since our last show played 4 games. The first 2 on the road which finished off the 2018 year. The Celtics were victorious over the Memphis Grizzlies 112-103. However 2 nights later the Celtics would lose to the San Antonio Spurs down in Texans on New Years Eve 120-111 in a game that saw Kyrie Irving get hurt and join Aron Baynes and Robert Williams on the sideline after being hit in the face by Spurs guard Marco Belinelli. The team would return to Boston to begin a critical month of January by facing the Minneosta Timberwolves in a game where Terry Rozier would start in place of Irving and the Celtics thanks to a 35 point performance by Gordon Hayward pulled out a 115-102 win over the Timberwolves to start the month 1-0. This was the 1st of a 4 game home stand. However the win did come at a cost as Marcus Morris and Marcus Smart were both hurt in the game. Smart was able to return to game action however Morris did not return and Brad Stevens did not know what Morris's timetable would be. The Celtics blew out the Mavs 114-93 despite no Irving and no Morris avenging a loss they suffered earlier this season and making some fans question are the Celtics better off without Irving. We will be joined by Sports Anchor and Reporter Bobby Krivitsky (@BobbyKrivitsky on twitter), and Celtics Journalist Chris Langseth (@Hans02421 on twitter) as we discuss the last 4 games. The current injury situation and what the Celtics must do this month to get back into contention for 1st place in the East