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The Boston Celtics are a storied franchise with a very long history of success going back decades. Last season the Celtics made it all the way to the NBA finals and came up just a few wins short of bringing back what would have been the franchise’s 18th NBA title. The Lakers and Celtics are currently tied for the most NBA championships at 17 a piece.
Even after an off-season with some controversy and having their third coach in three seasons, the Celtics are currently sitting with the best record in the NBA. The Celtics have played excellent basketball from the first game of the NBA season. Can the Celtics carry that play into the playoffs and get the last few wins where Boston came up short last season?
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- Finals Winner: +350
- Eastern Conference Winner: +175
- Atlantic Division Winner: -600
- Jayson Tatum MVP: +1300
- Malcolm Brogdon NBA 6th Man of the Year: +175
Why the Celtics Have Been So Good
The Celtics have been incredible this season, and at this point, don’t chalk it up to good luck. Here are some key team stats that indicate why the Celtics have been so good.
Celtics Team Stats
- 3rd in the NBA in scoring per game at 117.7 points per game.
- 8th in the NBA in points allowed per game at 111.9 points per game allowed.
- Put those two stats together, and you get an average point differential which the Celtics are 1st in the NBA with a +5.8 average point per game differential.
- That is an entire 1.2 points per game better than the NBA’s second-best team.
- The Celtics have the 8th best 3pt% in the NBA while taking the second most threes (41.9) per game.
- 1st in the NBA in free throw percentage at 82.9%.
There are many more stats to list but to put it simply, the Celtics team stats are ridiculous. Boston is in the top ten of almost every single team stat, metric, advanced analytics, or anything in between.
Celtics Individual Player Stats
- Jayson Tatum is fourth in the NBA in scoring average at 30.9 points per game.
- Tatum also has 21 double-doubles on the season and one triple-double.
- Jaylen Brown is 14th in the NBA in scoring average at 27.0 points per game.
- No two other players from any other team in the NBA average more than the 57.9 points per game that Tatum and Brown average together.
- Even with two of the NBA’s top 15 scorers, the Celtics still have three other players averaging double figures, Malcolm Brogdon (14.4 ppg), Marcus Smart (11.1 ppg), and Derrick White (10.5 ppg).
- Malcolm Brogdon is a sixth-man of the year candidate and has given the Celtics some much-needed bench scoring that was missing at times last season. Brogdon is averaging 14.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 3.7 apg while shooting 44.4% from three, which leads the team (4th overall in the NBA).
- Marcus Smart is 11th in the NBA with 7.2 assists per game while still known as one of the NBA’s best individual defenders.
Bostons Remaining Schedule and Playoff Hopes
The Celtics are about two-thirds of the way through their schedule. Here are a few of Boston’s most significant games left on their schedule.
- Memphis — Sunday, Feb. 12
- @Milwaukee — Tuesday, Feb. 14
- @Philadelphia — Saturday, Feb. 25
- Cleveland — Wednesday, Mar. 1
- Brooklyn — Friday, Mar. 3
- @Cleveland — Monday, Mar. 6
- @Milwaukee — Thursday, Mar. 30
- @Philadelphia — Tuesday, Apr. 4
If the Celtics could win somewhere in the range of 5 out of 8 of the above games, securing the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference is likely. Regardless of seed-based on everything mentioned, the Celtics’ elite team stats, the scoring output of their stars, and more, the Celtics’ chances at an NBA title are looking really good.
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