Celtics leading the Atlantic Division. Currently 4th in East.

celticfan42487 · Post #1 » by **celticfan42487** » Wed Nov 18, 2015 6:23 am

In case anyone was unaware after the Raptors lost to the Warriors tonight somehow, we have taken over the lead in the Atlantic division.

Celtics 6-4
Raptors 7-5
Knicks 6-6

Nets Doesn't matter
76ers Doesn't matter

And in the East that slides us to 4th,

Cavs 8-3
Bulls 7-3
Hawks 8-5
Celtics 6-4 with an East leading +6.6 point differential

Time to take back this division. We've let our polite neighbors have it for long enough.

Green89 · Post #2 » by **Green89** » Wed Nov 18, 2015 6:28 am

We could become the 3rd seed in the East depending on the outcome of Wednesday's games. Atlanta hosts Sacramento and Toronto goes to Utah.

KamikazeK · Post #3 » by **KamikazeK** » Wed Nov 18, 2015 6:32 am

Now would be a great time to extend that winning streak. :rockon:

KGboss · Post #4 » by **KGboss** » Wed Nov 18, 2015 12:06 pm

Not that divisions matter anymore but that's still cool for an early accomplishment to make the guys feel good about their play

KJandHondo35 · Post #5 » by **KJandHondo35** » Wed Nov 18, 2015 12:41 pm

yeah and F*** the Hawks for losing to the Nets, smh.

The_Ghost_of_JB · Post #6 » by **The_Ghost_of_JB** » Wed Nov 18, 2015 12:46 pm

Well the hawks are frauds so that isn't surprising. I mean I guess it nice the Celtics are leading the division after 10 games but it does not really mean a whole lot.

Post #7 » by **Parliament10** » Wed Nov 18, 2015 1:37 pm

Wow, 4th seed. That's where I'd like us to, at least, end up. If it ended today, we'd be playing the Heat, with Homecourt Advantage.

Celts17Pride · Post #8 » by **Celts17Pride** » Wed Nov 18, 2015 2:02 pm

Bring on the Cavs !!!!!!!

Green89 · Post #9 » by **Green89** » Wed Nov 18, 2015 2:17 pm

KJandHondo35 wrote:yeah and F*** the Hawks for losing to the Nets, smh.

Can't complain though, as it helps us in seeding and we've got our chance at putting two games in the loss column for them this weekend, anyway. Let the Nets get their one bimonthly win for the time being so we can crush them and help start a losing streak again. I'll take it if their few wins of the season are against teams above us in the East seedings. Win/Win situation for us.

gocelts · Post #10 » by **gocelts** » Wed Nov 18, 2015 2:22 pm

We are definitely picking up where we left off last year.

Only thing is that we are still not THAT good. We beat good teams on off nights or when they have injuries..now don't get me wrong, that's great and completely warranted victories, but in a seven game playoff series, I'm not sure we get out of the first round.

I want to see us BEAT Toronto and Indiana. We are yet to play Miami and Chicago and of course Cleveland...

That said, we are definitely a solid 7-8 seed this year right now. Hopefully Danny can make a move to improve the team to that 5-6 seed range...Ill take the Division now, but we still have work to do.

Green89 · Post #11 » by **Green89** » Wed Nov 18, 2015 2:39 pm

gocelts wrote:We are definitely picking up where we left off last year.

Only thing is that we are still not THAT good. We beat good teams on off nights or when they have injuries..now don't get me wrong, that's great and completely warranted victories, but in a seven game playoff series, I'm not sure we get out of the first round.

I want to see us BEAT Toronto and Indiana. We are yet to play Miami and Chicago and of course Cleveland...

That said, we are definitely a solid 7-8 seed this year right now. Hopefully Danny can make a move to improve the team to that 5-6 seed range...Ill take the Division now, but we still have work to do.

We're better than we were at the start of the season, when Brad was experimenting a lot more with lineups. We've been winning now even with players out, and our depth is showing through. We played horrible in those Indiana losses. Right now, we're better than an East 7/8 seed.

The past two years, we've had trouble beating any good team, even on off nights or when their top guys were out. The last 3 wins were big, so don't belittle them; even with Durant out they were 3 solid wins. We wouldn't have won these 3 against those teams last season, even at the end of the year.

JR Hawks · Post #12 » by **JR Hawks** » Wed Nov 18, 2015 3:05 pm

We're the Boston Celtics. Only NBA Championships matter.

BRUNiNHO91 · Post #13 » by **BRUNiNHO91** » Wed Nov 18, 2015 8:26 pm

Would be pretty cool if we could get a top 4 seed 3 years into the rebuilding process. One injury to the Bulls or Hawks and we can even make a run at 3rd. That would be something huh?

ConstableGeneva · Post #14 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Wed Nov 18, 2015 11:32 pm

Tom Haberstroh driving the Celtics-can-be-the-4th-seed-in-East bandwagon, pointing out that our high point differential might not be flukey.
http://espn.go.com/espnradio/play?id=14154267

They also suggested the Warriors could be an option for KD in free agency. Shut it all down, if KD joins Curry in Golden State.

return2glory · Post #15 » by **return2glory** » Thu Nov 19, 2015 5:59 am

JR Hawks wrote:We're the Boston Celtics. Only NBA Championships matter.

Are you talking about the 50's, 60's or 80's Boston Celtics? The Celtics have won 1 title since 1986. One in the last 29 years. SO times have changed. Everyone here knows at this moment, we aren't close to a championship. We lack stars. A great coach like Stevens can only do so much for this roster.

Fencer reregistered · Post #16 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Thu Nov 19, 2015 5:40 pm

return2glory wrote:
JR Hawks wrote:We're the Boston Celtics. Only NBA Championships matter.

One in the last 29 years.

Obviously, that's right at the league mean. And it's better than the league median.

celticfan42487 · Post #17 » by **celticfan42487** » Thu Nov 19, 2015 7:03 pm

Fencer reregistered wrote:
return2glory wrote:
JR Hawks wrote:We're the Boston Celtics. Only NBA Championships matter.

One in the last 29 years.

Obviously, that's right at the league mean. And it's better than the league median.

Yeah but when 13 out of 32 teams have never won a championship, that puts us in the top MATH MATH MATH MATH MATH

Post #18 » by **Parliament10** » Thu Nov 19, 2015 10:55 pm

BRUNiNHO91 wrote:Would be pretty cool if we could get a top 4 seed 3 years into the rebuilding process. One injury to the Bulls or Hawks and we can even make a run at 3rd. That would be something huh?

Homecourt advantage would be great!

ConstableGeneva wrote:Tom Haberstroh driving the Celtics-can-be-the-4th-seed-in-East bandwagon, pointing out that our high point differential might not be flukey.
http://espn.go.com/espnradio/play?id=14154267

They also suggested the Warriors could be an option for KD in free agency. Shut it all down, if KD joins Curry in Golden State.

Kevin Durant to Boston!!!

Get bad-boy Cousins over here too!!!

We can Rebuild them . . .
Better than they were Before . . .
We have the Guts, (Supporting) Guys, and Gusto . . .

We can make the World's First, 18+ Championship Team!!!!

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoLs0V8T5AA[/youtube]

Green89 · Post #19 » by **Green89** » Sun Nov 22, 2015 4:02 pm

A win today puts us back in a tie for the 4th seed in the East!