BOSTON (CBS) â?? The Boston Celtics have been one of the best teams in the NBA for the past 30-plus games, but their road to challenging for a deep run in the Eastern Conference playoffs got quite a bit tougher after Thursday’s deadline.
Danny Ainge elected to pass on a number of potential rental pieces in deals, watching from the sidelines as the Washington Wizards, Atlanta Hawks and Toronto Raptors all bolstered their rotations in the past few days.
The Celtics currently hold the No. 2 spot in the Eastern Conference by two games over the surging Washington Wizards, who added a key 3-point shooter to their bench in Bojan Bogdanovic for a late first round pick Wednesday.