Prior to the suspension of the NBA, the Boston Celtics were 43-21, good for 3rd in the Eastern Conference.
They were playing with an ease and chemistry that they desperately lacked a year ago, which can be attributed to the departure of players like Kyrie Irving, Al Horford, Marcus Morris and Terry Rozier.
Now? Kemba Walker has replaced Kyrie, and Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown have stepped up. Gordon Hayward looks like the player Boston signed from Utah, albeit lower in the pecking order. Marcus Smart has continued to make winning plays, and Daniel Theis has stepped in admirably into the starting lineup, filling in the hole that Horford left behind.
The rest of the roster? Well, as has been seen during the team’s first 4 games in The Bubble, it’s a work in progress.
With 4 games remaining before the playoffs begin, the Celtics are in position to secure the 3rd seed in the East, but can they make a deep run?
Lets explore. Continue reading “State of the Boston Celtics”