6. Boston Celtics (43-21)
Heading into the restart, I almost feel like the Boston Celtics are being viewed as an afterthought. For a team as talented as the Celtics are, that’s a big mistake. Especially when you consider that they are playing in a conference that is, for the most part, wide open after the top seed. There is a route for the Celtics to end up in the conference finals. And it’s quite likely, in fact.
Even more so if you aren’t quite sold on the Raptors. The good news is that the Celtics are entering the bubble healthy and fresh. They have one of the best x’s and o’s coaches in the league and one of the fastest rising stars in Jayson Tatum.
If Kemba Walker can get back to form, quickly, this is a team that could prove to be dangerous in any seven-game series. They have the defenders to give Giannis fits and the scorers to put the pressure on opposing defenses.
The Celtics are dangerous, whether you want to admit it or not.