Surprising absolutely no basketball fan, the have reached their third straight Eastern Conference Finals. This year’s iteration of the team became the definition of basketball excellence, cruising to not only the best record in the Eastern Conference but the best record in the entire league. The Celtics were the first team to punch their ticket to the postseason, doing so far before any other team.
And now, following consecutive series wins in five, the Celtics were the first team to punch their ticket to the Conference Finals. On the other side of the court, the won their series in seven to emerge as the Celtics’ opponent in the Conference Finals. The Celtics are the heavy favorite, and although anything can happen in a seven-game series, here is why the Boston Celtics will overcome them and advance to the .
Road to the Conference Finals No season is an easy road, but this year’s . Their 2023-24 season saw much more winning than it did losing — emphasis on more — cruising to a record of 64-18. That mark was seven games higher than any other team in the NBA (the and finished with 57) and 14 games higher than the next Eastern team, the , who finished with a record of 50-32.
Their impressive record that stood out above all allowed the Celtics to lock down the number one seed in the entire NBA playoffs, securing home court for every series. They were the first team to lock down a playoff spot, as mentioned, and were able to sit back and wait for their first opponent to.
