Still plenty of time for inconsistent Celtics to become more consistent

Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty ImagesThe NBA season is not brief. Focus in on any specific small sample size and you can get a distorted view. Sometimes it is important to pay attention to the details. An arborist can tell you a lot about a tree from the leaves, bark, and sap samples they take. However, they can’t tell you about the overall forest until they jump in their pickup and drive to the nearest scenic overlook.

As fun as the last few games have been, there were some very un-fun games just before that. There are clearly peaks and valleys in any NBA season, but usually by Christmas you kind of know what to expect from a team. On December 26th, I’m not sure that we’re there with this…