After our relatively forgiving pre-Christmas portion of the schedule–that had a healthy mix of softball match-ups and plenty days off–the Boston Celtics are in the midst of perhaps one of the most difficult schedule slogs in recent memory.
Over the course of a 41 day period, between January 3rd and February 13th, the team plays a whopping 23 games. This includes 3 back-to-backs and not a single two days of consecutive rest. Between January 8th and 16th, they’ll play 6 games in 9 days.
Boston has matchups against the Bucks, Lakers, Heat, Rockets, and Clippers; 5 of the 8 best teams in the NBA.