Christmas is upon us, and as the NBA season churns over to the new year the Boston Celtics sit smack in the middle of the playoff standings with a lackluster 19-13 record.
To many, it feels as if the sky is falling in Beantown. With the return of Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward, most felt as though the Celtics were going to stomp right through the rest of the league and cruise into the NBA Finals.
Instead, the Toronto Raptors look like the best team on the planet and the Philadelphia 76ers bolstered their roster with the addition of All-Star guard Jimmy Butler in a mid-season trade.