Former NBA Stars Make Bold Celtics Postseason Guarantee
The rest of the Eastern Conference is doomed.
Former NBA Stars Make Bold Celtics Postseason Guarantee originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . With five games left in their regular season, the Boston Celtics are peaking at the perfect time .
The Celtics have won nine of their last 11 games after blowing out the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday, with six of those wins coming by double digits. Dominant victories have been a theme for Boston lately, with 15 of its last 18 wins coming by double digits. The Celtics were already one of the best teams in basketball before Jayson Tatum came back, and they've been even more unstoppable since he returned.
They rank second in offensive rating, fourth in defensive rating and third in net rating. Tatum's been great , Jaylen Brown's playing at an MVP level and their supporting cast has been fantastic . Joe Mazzulla deserves Coach of the Year, Hugo Gonzalez has been one of the league's top rookies, and they're also getting Nikola Vucevic back soon.
In other words, Boston's a juggernaut, and nobody else in the Eastern Conference stands a chance . The Arena thinks it's OVER for the rest of the Eastern Conference 👀 "The Celtics are going to the Finals. " pic.