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NBA Power Rankings: Who is LeBron James not mad at?

By Brandon Jefferson

Jan 23, 2017; New Orleans, LA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) before a game against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 23, 2017; New Orleans, LA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) before a game against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas (4) is in tonight's DraftKings daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports
Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas (4) is in tonight’s DraftKings daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports /
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Boston Celtics 30-18

Last week: 3-0
Last rank: 6th

Things could not be going better for the Boston Celtics. They have vaulted up to second in the East. The Nets continue to have the worst record in the league by a good margin. Finally, Isaiah Thomas is an absolute killer in the fourth quarter. Thomas’ 10-plus point average in the final quarter is tops in the entire NBA. The 5-foot-9 guard is making a killing getting to the basket and breaking down defenses with ease late in games. Having multiple shooters on the floor helps spread the defense thin and then Thomas just slices them to shreds or finds wide open players on the perimeter.

Brad Stevens seems to finally have in place the team he was brought in to coach by Danny Ainge. However, with a player like Carmelo Anthony or Jimmy Butler potentially available to Boston is now the time to break up this core in an attempt to land the type of player all of these assets have been collected for in the first place. Anthony might be at the end of his prime, but having him and Thomas on the floor to end games would be as dangerous, if not more, than what Boston has now. I think a trio of Thomas, Butler, and Horford is good enough to help this team hang with the Cavaliers in a potential Eastern Conference Finals clash. Either way, the 2016-17 season could not be going any better for Ainge and the Celtics.

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