2024 NBA Playoffs Takeaways: Boston is NBA’s best team, but do they scare anyone?
Boston won 64 games this past season, seven games better than the second-best record in the league (Oklahoma City) and 14 games better than anyone in the East. The Celtics had the best offense in the NBA’s history (statistically), the second-best defense in the league, and a +11.7 net rating that ranks them among the best regular-season teams ever.