What we’ve learned about the C’s through first quarter of the season
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What we’ve learned about the C’s through first quarter of the season originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The Boston Celtics are 18 games into their quest for Banner 18, and so far their 2023-24 season has lived up to the hype.
They own the top spot in the Eastern Conference with a 13-4 record as of Wednesday. With a 27-point win over the Chicago Bulls, they advanced to the knockout stage of the NBA In-Season Tournament.
Kristaps Porzingis has been everything the Celtics had hoped he’d be when they acquired him in a three-way trade in June. Fellow prized offseason addition Jrue Holiday has fit in seamlessly alongside Derrick White in the backcourt.
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There’s plenty of season left, but all signs currently point toward the C’s being the juggernaut they were expected to be heading into the campaign. On a new episode of the Celtics Talk Podcast, Chris Forsberg and Cerrone Battle assessed the first quarter of the season while sharing the most encouraging and most concerning takeaways from the C’s performance thus far.
Most encouraging
Battle: “The guards, man. It’s Derrick White, it’s (Jrue) Holiday. They’re elite, man. It’s a great defensive backcourt. Offensively, their pace, their rhythm, they’re finding spots, moving the ball, playing off the superstars. They’re playing with the bench guys. That, to me, is the most encouraging, most promising thing is the other guys.
“Al Horford, to me, has been fantastic as well. So, the others around the superstars playing their role instead of watching those guys get 100 every night combined. They’re filling in and playing their roles and carrying this team during major stretches.”
Forsberg: “Thirty-eight lineups have played 75 minutes together this season. The C’s have a +27 net rating with that starting group. That is the best in the NBA. … The chunks we have seen (from Boston’s starting lineup)…
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