The Rafters Pod Ep. 125: Celtics Are The Team To Beat

By far, the Celtics are the team to beat in the Eastern Conference and they proved it once again. The undefeated Cavaliers found themselves face to face with the Boston Celtics and paid for it. Boston garnered a 21-point-lead, let the Cavs mount a comeback, then finished them off with some Jaylen Brown magic. The media fawned over the Cavaliers chemistry and ball movement only for them to run into the Buzzsaw defending champions. Proving once again, that the Celtics are the team to beat.

Neemias Queta was the focal point of the Cavs comeback for all the wrong reasons. The Celtics big man was exploited on defense relentlessly giving up most of their 27 point run in the paint. Clearly lost out there, Coach Mazzulla didn’t give up on him. Coach stated ““Some of the shots they hit were tough, some of the stuff we gave up, he’s gotta work on. But if we’re going to believe in our guys and get them to a level that they need to get to, those are things that you have to go through.” A beautiful display of empowering your young guys to contribute to a championship team.

The best team in the East will get even better around Christmas time. Kristaps Porzingis is expected to make his return to an already dominant team. Solidifying the Celtics as the team to beat in the East.