Celtics Division
The division consists of five teams the boston celtics the brooklyn nets the new york knicks the philadelphia 76ers and the toronto raptors all teams except the raptors are located on the east coast of the united states.
Celtics division. The atlantic division is one of the three divisions in the eastern conference of the national basketball association nba. Boston scores 113 1 points and has outscored opponents by 5 8 points per game. The celtics have gone 7 6 against division opponents.
Miami was without nba scoring leader dwayne wade sidelined by a right hip flexor to miss his first game of the season. The celtics improved to 51 18 15 games ahead of nearest division rival philadelphia with only 13 remaining in the regular season and one game atop orlando for the second best record in the eastern conference behind cleveland. The boston celtics ˈ s ɛ l t ɪ k s sel tiks are an american professional basketball team based in boston the celtics compete in the national basketball association nba as a member of the league s eastern conference atlantic division founded in 1946 as one of the league s original eight teams the celtics play their home games at td garden which they share with the national hockey.
8 21 putnam pregame interview. He is expected to miss approximately four weeks. The celtics should enter the 2020 nba playoffs with quite a bit of confidence.
Boston has gone 5 2 in the seeding round thus far including impressive wins over the second seeded toronto raptors. 8 21 game 3 preview. What are the scenarios for the toronto raptors to clinch the atlantic division and a top two seed.
The nets are 6 9 against atlantic division opponents. Jayson tatum scored 33 points and the boston celtics beat the philadelphia 76ers 128 101 on wednesday night to take a 2 0 lead in the first round eastern conference playoff series. Toronto s magic number to clinch its third consecutive atlantic division title is now two following the boston celtics loss to the miami heat on tuesday.
