Are the Boston Celtics legitimate NBA title contenders?
Are the Boston Celtics legitimate NBA title contenders? And if the Celtics can get to the 2026 NBA Finals, can the Celtics beat whatever team emerges from the Western Conference Playoffs? The Celtics currently sit at second place in the Eastern Conference standings, ahead of teams like the New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers and just four games behind the first-place Detroit Pistons.
But Boston also has the fourth-best record in the NBA, with only the Pistons, Oklahoma City Thunder, and San Antonio Spurs ahead of them in terms of winning percentage. What does this and other clues tell us about how this team might fare in the postseason? The folks behind the "WEEI Boston Sports Original" YouTube channel put together a clip from their "Greg Hill" show taking a closer look.
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