With the playoffs right around the corner, almost everything is shaping up pretty wonderfully for the Boston Celtics. The C’s, who have seven fewer losses than the NBA’s next best team (the reigning champion Denver Nuggets), have had a nearly flawless season. They have the #1 offensive rating and the #2 defensive rating in the league, and they’ve done so while incorporating Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday – two former All-Stars – into an already solid core of the Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, and Al Horford. All of the stars have learned to coexist on the floor together, and every single starter has willingly sacrificed for the betterment of the team.
Celtics' first round matchup could be their toughest in the East
