Boston Celtics 2024 NBA Playoffs Betting
The Boston Celtics were far and away the best team in the NBA this season. Now comes the hard part. The Celtics rank with the Los Angeles Lakers as the two most storied franchises in the NBA. But their last NBA championship was in 2008. That is their only NB championship since 1986 when they won the third and final title in six years with Larry Bird. Head coach Joe Mazzulla has proven to be the perfect fit as head coach. The trio of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Kristaps Porzingis has the look of a champion. But championships are earned and not given. Boston is a heavy favorite in the 2024 NBA Playoffs.
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Boston Celtics NBA Betting Lines
The Boston Celtics are 64-18 straight up, 41-36-5 against the spread, and 42-38-2 over/under the total. Late on, Boston has covered two out of their last eight games. While the Celtics have gone over the total in four of its previous five matchups. Boston is 1st in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. Boston is 14 games ahead of the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Boston has NBA metrics of 2nd for scoring offense, 8th for field goal percentage, 2nd for 3-point field goal percentage, 7th for free throw percentage, and 2nd for offensive rebounding. On defense, the Celtics have NBA metrics of 5th for scoring defense, 2nd for field goal percentage permitted, 4th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 14th for defensive rebounding.
Boston will play the Miami Heat in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. The best of seven series opens on Sunday, April 21, 2024.
Boston Celtics Key Players
SF Jayson Tatum leads the Celtics with 26.9 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. Tatum was the third overall pick of the 2017 NBA Draft out of Duke. Tatum is a 5-time NBA All-Star and was on the ACC All-Freshman team for Duke. Also, he was a McDonald’s All-American and Gatorade National Player of the Year.
SG Jaylen Brown is averaging 23.0 points per game. Brown was the third overall pick of the 2016 NBA Draft out of California. He is a 3-time NBA All-Star and was the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year at Cal. Brown was a McDonald’s All-American.
C Kristaps Porzingis averages 20.1 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. Porzingis was the 4th overall pick of the 2015 NBA Draft out of Latvia. He was an NBA All-Star in 2018 and previously was a key asset on the Dallas Mavericks and Washington Wizards.
Boston Celtics Head Coach
Head coach Joe Mazzulla took over on an interim basis for the 2022-23 season and has proven to be the right man for the job. He has a career record of 121-43 in the regular season and 11-9 in the playoffs.
Season-by-Season Record (Last 6)
| SEASON |
GAMES |
WINS |
LOSSES |
FINISH |
PLAYOFFS |
| 2023-24 |
82 |
64 |
18 |
1st, Atlantic |
TBD |
| 2022–23 |
82 |
57 |
25 |
1st, Atlantic |
Lost in Conference Finals, 3–4 (Heat) |
| 2021–22 |
82 |
51 |
31 |
1st, Atlantic |
Lost in NBA Finals, 2–4 (Warriors) |
| 2020–21 |
72 |
36 |
36 |
4th, Atlantic |
Lost in First Round, 1–4 (Nets) |
| 2019–20 |
72 |
48 |
24 |
2nd, Atlantic |
Lost in Conference Finals, 2–4 (Heat) |
| 2018–19 |
82 |
49 |
33 |
3rd, Atlantic |
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1–4 (Bucks) |
Boston Celtics History
The Boston Celtics continually vie with the Los Angeles Lakers for the honor of being the most successful team in the history of the NBA. Boston has won 17 NBA championships, and the Celtics were one of the greatest dynasties the sports world has ever seen from the late 1950s until the late 1960s. The Celtics won 11 NBA titles in 13 years as Bill Russell established himself as one of the greatest players in the league's history. Bob Cousy, KC Jones, John Havlicek, and Sam Jones were all elected to the NBA Hall of Fame for their contributions during this stretch.
Boston won two titles in the 1970s with Dave Cowens and Jo Jo White as the stars and the help of Havlicek and future coaches Paul Silas and Don Nelson. The next true Celtics dynasty wasn’t until the 1980s when Larry Legend became a household name.
Larry Bird was instrumental in taking the Celtics to the NBA Finals five times in seven years, and Boston won three championships before Bird’s back problems became too much. Kevin McHale and Robert Parish were also difference-makers on this team.
The 1990s were largely a down decade for this franchise as M.L. Carr and Rick Pitino failed to lead this team to the playoffs. However, the Celtics won their 17th NBA title in 2008, with Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen all playing big roles. Boston has come close to winning its 18th championship with Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, but the Celtics have not yet broken through.
NBA Teams
Eastern Conference - Atlantic
Eastern Conference - Central
Eastern Conference - Southeast
Western Conference - Northwest
Western Conference - Pacific
Western Conference - Southwest
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