A dream of a Celtic dynasty / Day

ANALYTICAL STABILITY

Boston Celtics the team’s current core began to form in 2016 and 2017, when young stars Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum were brought in and developed under then-coach Brad Stevens. With the right assistants around them, the team reached at least the semi-finals five times in the playoffs during seven seasons, but always faced a stronger opponent at a crucial moment. In the early years, it was LeBron James’ Big Three in Cleveland Cavaliers team, later had to give way to the Greek star Yannis Adetokunbo Milwaukee Buckstwice had unexpected stumbles against tough Miami Heatbut in the only final in 2022, the Celts lost to the excellent Golden State Warriors for a team that could be considered the last championship dynasty in the NBA so far. It was the fourth title for the “warriors” in the previous eight years and, it seems, also the last in a transparent period.

Latvian basketball fans are delighted to be in Boston Celtics the club management found Kristaps Porzingis as one of the missing pieces in their championship mosaic. The addition of Liepāja, along with the signing of experienced linebacker Drew Holliday before last season, made celts as the main contenders for the title. The team lived up to the expectations placed on itself, having one of the most dominant seasons ever in the NBA and winning the 18th championship title in the club’s history. That was helped by the highest offensive efficiency in league history, along with the second-best defense of the season. “We live in a world of predictability, so we didn’t pay much attention to the numbers of the specific game. The main thing for me was to make sure that the team continued to play correctly in any situation, taking into account the analytics carried out over a long period of time,” described the modern approach of the head coach of the Boston club Joe Mazula, who along with nu already for Celtics president of basketball operations, or in fact general manager-turned-Brad Stevens managed to achieve the first goal. The next step is to strengthen the team on the throne, where for six years no champion has managed to stay two seasons in a row.

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