Three “advanced” stats to explain the Celtics season so far

Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty ImagesWe are officially 12.195122 percent through this NBA season, and I’ve been keeping track of advanced stats using my highly sophisticated and confidential data collection system. Here’s what I’ve collected:

Photo by Chris Marion/NBAE via Getty Images1. The Celtics have 87 percent more riding on this season than any other in the last decade

It’s no brilliant revelation that the Celtics have pushed a lot of chips to the center of the table, but you may wonder how I arrived at such a specific number. Fret not! I’ve prepared a breakdown.

Since the end of the 2022 season, the Celtics have…

…added two All-Stars to their already formidable core = 40 percent

…traded…