NBA Power Rankings: What’s wrong with the Cleveland Cavaliers?

18. The Boston Celtics are looking like the team everyone expected them to be. Since Al Horford returned to the team, the Celtics have gone 6-2 in their last eight games. With Horford back it allows all the rest of the roster to work as originally planned. Avery Bradley can focus all his efforts on being a defensive stopper and 3-point sharpshooter. Jae Crowder can merely rely on open spot up attempts to get the majority of his baskets. So on and so forth. Isaiah Thomas is really the only player on this team besides Horford that you could move to practically any other team and get the same or similar results as he’s producing with Boston. Brad Stevens has to be liking what he’s seen from his team of late and if they can keep it up at this level they’ll soon find themselves battling atop the Eastern Conference standings for second place behind the Cleveland Cavaliers — unless of course the Cavaliers make a habit out of these losing streaks. The Celtics patiently built one of the better rosters in the entire league, this is the year that they start looking for the rewards on their patience in the form of playoff victories (Stevens is still yet to win a playoff series as the Celtics head coach).. 12-8. Previous: . Boston Celtics. 8. team