The Boston Celtics have secured themselves the homecourt advantage for all their playoff games. Not only that, with their most recent 101-78 win against the Charlotte Bobcats, they find themselves at the top of the heap of the 30-team NBA, with 61 wins and 15 losses (with 5 games remaining). But this feat is lesser in stature than what the Celtics have accomplished in just a year. They finished the 2006-2007 season with a 24-58 win-loss card, the 2nd worst last year. Now they set the record for the biggest single-season turnaround, having passed San Antonio Spurs' 36 game differential the year before they acquired Tim Duncan. And there are 5 more games. If they win them all, then that record is gonna be very hard to shatter.
Going 24-58 was worth it, because that scenario helped them sign Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen. Together with Paul Pierce, they helped dismantle all the other teams.
Just how good are the Celtics this year? Let me sum it up to you in numbers (as of 6 April):
42-2 record wherein they lead in double digits (20 wins where they lead by 20 or more)
35-7 record when they score more than 100 points
29-14 record against strong teams [32-1 record against weak teams]
50-8 record when they lead in field goal percentage
2 fewest double digit losses
6 fewest losses by more than 5 points
46 games over .500
I'm looking for a heck of a playoff series! Let's aim for that 17th title!
If Boston wins the championship, it would be so green!!!
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