Your Boston Celtics are the reigning NBA Champions. That’s nonetheless enjoyable to write down and I’ll hold writing that initially of each article all summer season lengthy. Oh yeah, and I’ve no intention of eradicating the “breaking information” banner on the high of the positioning till the Celtics really increase their very own banner. However I digress.
The Celtics are bringing again …just about everybody from their title workforce. They gained 64 video games within the common season final yr. The yr earlier than that they gained 57 (we gained’t speak in regards to the playoffs as a result of we by no means must once more).
Now we flip our consideration to the upcoming common season. Win totals are a lot much less vital than playoff outcomes, however they’re a fairly first rate indicator of who will probably be there on the finish.
I’m not a betting man, however I do take pleasure in seeing the Vegas over-under strains. They’re a very good early indicator of how groups stack up in opposition to one another within the minds of the consensus (sure, I do know that betting quantity tends to maneuver the strains and I’m certain it is extremely complicated – however that is shut sufficient).
Draft Kings has the Celtics at 57.5 wins. In order that begs the query, do you suppose the Celtics are going to exceed that quantity?
On one hand, the Celtics are simply nearly as good as they have been a yr in the past and now have the swagger of an NBA champion.
However, they may take their foot off the fuel a bit of believing that they will ramp again up within the playoffs. The remainder of the league will probably be concentrating on the Celtics, although to be honest, I feel most assumed they have been one of many high groups to take down the previous couple of years anyway. So they need to be used to that. After all Kristaps Porzingis will miss just a few months of the season (and sure be introduced up to the mark slowly).
So I can see why the strains have the Celtics taking a bit of little bit of a step again. Then once more, they may take a step again and nonetheless be 2 steps forward of the remainder of the pack. So I assume we’ll see.
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