NBA Power Rankings: Cleveland Cavaliers ruin Christmas

10. team. 18. When fully healthy, the Boston Celtics have a 12-4 record. Only the Golden State Warriors (.843), San Antonio Spurs (.806), and Cleveland Cavaliers (.766) have better winning percentages on the season. As long as injuries don’t start popping up again then the Celtics could reasonably challenge the Toronto Raptors for the second seed in the Eastern Conference at season’s end. Isaiah Thomas is still finding new and creative ways to knife his way into the lane and score around the rim. Al Horford has been about as good as advertised since signing with Boston over the summer. However, as mentioned with the Charlotte Hornets on the previous slide, the time feels ripe for the Celtics to make some trades and sure up this roster for the long run. It seems like some of the lust in wearing off of their tradeable assets and if they hold on to them any longer they might not be able to get fair value in return for the the young players and draft picks that they have hoarded over recent years. Blake Griffin suffering another mid-Winter injury might be enough to soften Doc Rivers’ stance on moving one of his core four players as early as this February. If not Griffin then maybe they can pry away a better rotation player than Marcus Smart from some faltering team or a franchise looking to make a change in an attempt to save their own necks.. 19-13. Previous: . Boston Celtics