The Celtics go as far as their superstar point guard can take them, and not having him at full strength can hurt their chances of a massive playoff run.

“Everything the Celtics do go through Kyrie…every knee surgery does something to you.”

Paul Pierce is a firm believer in trusting your game plan and making sure everyone on the team functions as a cohesive unit.  In the playoffs, everything tightens up and teams make it extremely hard for their opponents to figure out their weaknesses.

“When you’re sitting in a room and all you’re doing every day all day is concentrating on the other team’s strengths and weaknesses, those things that you do in the regular season aren’t going to be there.”

Hopefully Irving is healthy enough to lead the Celtics into the strenuous NBA Playoffs.