It's no secret that the Boston Celtics have been streaky this season. While the team is 35-21 and holds the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference, they are coming off of two straight losses in Los Angeles.

On the season, they have had five winning streaks of four or more games, for of which were followed by losing streaks of at least two games.

Former Celtics star Kevin Garnett sat down with Jay King of The Athletic for a lengthy Q and A session about the team and his career.

When asked about some of this year's Celtics' struggles, he told King:

“I just look at it like it’s a long season, and a long season full of woes…And I always say, man, losing brings out the real side in everybody. When you’re winning, everybody’s all good, everybody’s high-fiving, and it’s working, the frowns kind of look like a little smirk. But when you lose, you get the realness of what everybody — and the pureness of what everybody’s thinking through these losses. But they just have to band together and understand that the same way that they lose together, they have to come together to win. And you can control that as a team because you have to come in there and prepare as if you want to win and then go out there and make that translation from practice to the court. But I always say, man, the power is in the team.”

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Garnett's comments should hold some weight with Celtics players and fans. The 21-year veteran led Boston to a championship in the 2007-08 season and was a 15-time All-Star. During his six-season tenure with the Celtics, the center averaged 15.7 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists while shooting 52%.

Since his retirement following the 2015-16 season, Garnett has served as an NBA analyst for TNT. He also spent time consulting for both the Los Angeles Clippers and the Milwaukee Bucks during the 2016-17 season.

According to ESPN's BPI Playoff Odds, the Celtics have a greater than 99.9% chance of making the playoffs.

The system also gives the team a 6.3% chance of winning the championship.