Is it officially time to be worried about veteran Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday yet? The UCLA alum has not been having an especially great stretch of play in recent weeks when he has been on the floor.

It had been a while since the last vintage Jrue Holiday run, one filled with a nonstop flurry of winning plays, but he whipped one together early Sunday afternoon. Over the first six minutes of the Boston Celtics’ 118-105 win,

Jrue Holiday sat a stretch of games before the All-Star break, giving him an extended period to rest his lingering shoulder injury.

Holiday (shoulder) recorded eight points (3-6 FG, 2-3 3Pt), two assists and one rebound across 20 minutes in Thursday's 124-104 win over the 76ers. Holiday had missed the Celtics' final four games before the All-Star break due to a right shoulder impingement,

Was the trade that brought veteran guard Jrue Holiday to the Boston Celtics one of the NBA's most impactful of the last decade? If you happen to be of the same mind as Bleacher Report league analyst Eric Pincus,

With Jrue Holiday (rest) and Al Horford (toe) sidelined, Hauser will slide into the starting five. The sharpshooter has started in nine outings this season, during which he has averaged 11.4 points, 3.

Holiday (shoulder) will be available for Thursday's game against the 76ers, Taylor Snow of the Celtics' official site reports. Holiday missed Boston's final four games before the All-Star break, but he's no longer showing up on the official injury report.

Jrue Holiday has had a down year, but on Sunday against the rival Knicks, he showed Celtics fans why there is no cause for concern come playoff time.

Up until recently, Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla didn't have the depth necessary to deal with the absence of a guard or forward. Whenever Boston has been short-handed in the backcourt or on the wing, Mazzulla has been forced to lean on a double-big rotation.