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Previous Ranking: 3
Net Rating: +8.9
It’s probably fair to keep thinking that the Boston Celtics are merely in cruise control. They’ll almost certainly hit another gear in the postseason.
But their latest loss, which came Wednesday against the way-below-.500 Toronto Raptors, makes them 7-7 in their last 14 games and puts them 6.5 games back of the first-place Cleveland Cavaliers.
Home-court advantage in the Finals isn’t as likely for the Celtics as it was last season. It’s now looking like they might not even have it in the conference finals (if they even get that far).