These rankings come from NBA.com’s John Schumann who also names the C’s the:
Hero team of the week: Boston (3-1) — Despite a couple of injuries in their backcourt, the Celtics have won four of their last five games, and the only one of the wins that wasn’t against a 2015 playoff team was in Oklahoma City on Sunday.
I don’t care that we’re only two weeks into the season. We’re 6th. 6th! Let that sink in. It’s probably been 3-4 years since we’ve reached this point on any sort of power rankings.
Here’s another number for you: 4. The C’s rank 4th in the league in defensive efficiency. They’re giving up 94.4 points per 100 possessions.
Be honest, these numbers have you like:
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