Warriors coach Steve Kerr knows what he’s talking about when it comes to the defending champion Celtics' wild inconsistency.

With the Celtics roughly playing around .500 basketball since Thanksgiving, it can be hard to avoid worry creeping in.

As badly as Boston has played over parts of December and January, Kerr downplayed any concern. “I wouldn’t worry about the Celtics if I were one of their fans,” Kerr said. “This is normal.” The Celtics built a first-half lead on the back of their defense Monday before running away from the Golden State Warriors for a 125-85 win.

Does the Boston Celtics beating the Golden State Warriors by 40 points tell us anything about the team? After a rough six or so weeks beginning around Thanksgiving, the Celtics are starting to look like a contender again on some nights,

As disappointing as Saturday’s loss was, the Celtics’ response 36 hours later at Chase Center was impressive. The Celtics have spent the first half of this quest to repeat season wildly inconsistent and erratic at times,

Needless to say, the Lakers will face a huge challenge when they host the defending NBA champion Celtics on Thursday.

LeBron James made it clear that the Los Angeles Lakers have a lot of work to do before they can consider themselves on the level of the Boston Celtics.