Boston Celtics Are Number One in So Many Ways

I don’t usually do statistic-heavy articles. But once I saw how many categories the Celtics were the league’s best in, I had to share what I found. The Celtics were so good at so many things, that if you read this list, you would just call in the loss and go home. Coincidentally, NBA stat master John Hollinger recently did an excellent job of portraying just how incredibly effective the Celtics defense was last season. He showed how it was third best all-time , when comparing it to the league average. But while hitting on some great all-time comparisons, he didn’t mention all things worth mentioning. These are some more incredible numbers. Even more so when you see them in laundry-list form. Boy did they ever take care of the laundry. An offense doesn’t have to be spectacular when the defense is. Their defense was active, persistent, and doubled up on shooters where it mattered. But the offense wasn’t bad either. It most cases it was very good.  ... (link)