GM Dannny Ainge remains devoutly bullish on the Celtics, but he isn't blind.

“I think we’re going to be fine, but you always have concerns," said Ainge. "I think guys are going to get healthy, but will they get hurt two games back or three games back? We have a lot of people who need to get over different things, and I feel like every one of them is on track right now and that they will be fresh and healthy in the playoffs.”

But there are still a few miles to go on that track, and presently the Celtics aren’t playing to their capabilities. And nagging injuries may be the reason, according to Ainge.

“I think they’re playing hard,” he said. “I’m just not sure they’re healthy, and guys who play a lot of minutes are maybe pacing themselves during the early parts of games. There may be some of that.

“And probably the biggest concern we have is that the teams we’re playing against are really good. Chicago, Miami and Orlando are really good teams, and we’re going to have to get through them to win our conference. But we can’t control that right now. All we can control at this point is getting healthy and playing better basketball. I’ve always said that being healthy and fresh is more important than anything else for us right now.”