After winning six out of eight games, the Boston Celtics have lost two of their last three and are once again struggling to find consistency in their game. One area they have found difficult to sustain is their aggressiveness on defense.

Their starting small forward, Jae Crowder, believes that the team is missing something on that end which causes them to lose some games. He recently shared his thoughts about it and mentioned a particular mindset his teammates should have during games to help them win.

“I think we have to get a little more nastier on the defensive end. Not let a team come in and get comfortable. It's not been an ongoing thing; it happened today and it happened a couple games but, for the most part, we've been trying to impose our will first. That's what our mindset is and that's the mindset going forward.”

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The 26-year-old Marquette product's frustrations stemmed from a loss the Celtics had on Wednesday night against the Detroit Pistons who they allowed to score 121 points against them. He was clearly not happy about it but believes his team will be ready in their next game.

“We lost today. That's not a good feeling. I'm good though. We lost, I'll go back and watch it. We got Sacramento [Kings] coming in here trying to beat us and we'll be ready for them.

“I like to win. We lost. It's not happy. It's not a good feeling.”

It will be interesting to see how his teammates will respond to his comments and if they come out with more focus on defense. If they'll use Crowder's words as an eye-opener for them, it could be the start of a winning streak they badly need as they continue to compete for one of the higher seeds in the Eastern Conference.