Kemba Walker arrived in town as an All-Star who would be the team’s go-to guy, the player that everyone leaned on in a pinch.Īnd while Boston still leans on him down the stretch, this team belongs to Jayson Tatum who has blossomed into a player that many anticipate will be in the league MVP conversation for years to come. Having a few games under their belt before the playoffs would also strengthen the Celtics’ chemistry, which will be different now than it was for most of the regular season. The Celtics' chances of first-round success would be enhanced if they faced a Brooklyn team minus Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant (both unlikely to play in the postseason) or possibly Orlando, rather than a Sixers team that would be led by a well-rested Joel Embiid and a healthy Ben Simmons.
If the playoffs started today, Boston would open up against Philadelphia, which defeated the Celtics in three of their four regular season matchups. 3 in the East) and in doing so, open the postseason with a more favorable first-round matchup. If the majority of NBA general managers have their way, the league will resume with teams playing a handful of regular season games before entering an expanded postseason.Īccording to Shams Charania, 60 percent of the NBA GMs surveyed by the league were in favor of a 72-game season.Īlso, 83 percent supported a “playoffs plus” format that would allow teams beyond the top 16 to partake in postseason play.ĭownload the MyTeams app for the latest Celtics news and analysisĪn expanded regular season would afford the Celtics a chance to improve their current playoff position (No.
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