3 Reasons to believe Boston Celtics can win 2024 NBA Championship
By Ryan McCrary
The Boston Celtics may be finally ready to get over the NBA Championship hump.
The 2022 NBA season was quite interesting for the Boston Celtics. During the regular season, they were the best team in the league, winning a league-best 57 games and beating opponents by an average margin of 6.52 points per game. They were dominant on both sides of the ball, sporting a top-three offense and top-three defense, and they were one of three teams to rank top 10 in both offensive and defensive rating.
Historically speaking, championship-winning teams often sport top-10 units on both ends of the floor. In fact, it’s extremely rare to see a team win the championship if they don’t. Examples of teams who won the championship despite not having a top-ten offense or defense include the 1995 Houston Rockets, the 2011 Dallas Mavericks, and this year’s Denver Nuggets.
Considering this, it was extremely shocking when the Boston Celtics didn’t dominate their opponents in the playoffs and instead got eliminated in the Eastern Conference Finals after losing to the Eighth seed Miami Heat.
Are the Boston Celtics in a better spot to make an NBA Finals run this season?
After making the NBA Finals in 2021, this was a disappointing result of what had been an incredible season leading up to the playoffs. Now, the Celtics are left going back to the drawing board to see how and if they can finally reach the promised land. Let’s dive in and see whether or not they are ready to get over the hump and finally accomplish their goal of winning a championship.