Only two teams in the NBA can say they’ve won nine of their last 10 games: The Western Conference-leading Phoenix Suns and…the Boston Celtics.
After spending much of the season’s first half taking steps forward followed by a couple steps back, the Celtics have been on an all-gas, no-brakes run up the Eastern Conference standings. They’ve gone from flirting with .500 to now being 4.5 games out of the conference’s top spot.
Boston has especially crushed opponents during an 8-1 February run, posting their best scoring, rebounding and assist averages per game so far of any month this season.