At 23-8 the Boston Celtics find themselves as current holders of the Eastern Conference’s second seed. They are on pace for 61 wins and have become one of the biggest “feel good” stories so far into the 2019-20 campaign.
And, yet, even with all this, one could certainly question how legitimate their “upper-echelon” status is.
Throughout their 31 games, the C’s have only squared off against eight teams that currently hold winning records. They place dead last in the association with games played and even saw a between-games break in mid December that lasted for six days.