Aside from the favorite team like Cleveland, Golden State, San Antonio, OKC, and many celebrated teams, basketball lovers must reconsider Boston Celtics as one of the rising teams for this NBA season. With Brad Steven as the head coach, Celtics must be in your top team to watch out!
According to CBS Boston, while the Boston Celtics is a little far from being what the Cavaliers and Warriors are, they are legit contenders for that next tier of NBA teams. Hopefully, the team will get a chance to knock off either or both of those two celebrated powers quarters. There are a lot of actual expectations adjoining this Boston Celtics team this season and plenty of excitement to go with it on the court.
All of those expectations and excitement are warranted. Though they can be dangerous if the team lets them but it is a further proof that the Celtics have taken that huge next step on the paper. Now, all that's left for them is to go and prove it on the floor over the next long six months.
That won't be simple. Boston Celtics are not afraid to let the globe know they think they belong in the same exchange of the best teams and aren't afraid to go heads on with anyone. But the Celtics are not going to sneak their way up on other teams like they did the previous two seasons. With all the offseason hype and preseason advertisement comes a fixed gaze at on backs. The Boston Celtics is eager to prove they are built up to be as they have to be.
Boston gave some top reasons that basketball fans must look out for this team. First is that this team is back on the national spotlight, with the combination of a 48 wins last season and Al Horford has boosted Boston's shape in the eyes of TV executives. The Boston Celtics will probably make 22 national television appearances in 2016-2017.
Second, the team will give the tight suffocating defense. The Boston Celtics permitted the fourth fewest points per 100 possessions in the NBA last season, primarily based on the strength of their perimeter defenders. The team would probably become even more aggressive this year that a versatile defensive backline is in place at the rear with Horford and Amir Johnson.
And lastly, the weight of expectations is a big weight on Boston this year. It is expected that the team will win over 51 games and earn the second overall place in the Eastern Conference.
