James L. Edwards III, Fred Katz and Jay King analyze the Eastern Conference at the halfway point of the season.

The Boston Celtics have a 31-14 record this season. However, 11 of those losses have come over the last 26 games. Furthermore, 8 of those losses have come directly after a win. Joe Mazzulla's team is struggling to build any momentum and looks miles away from the dominant roster we saw last season.

"There's no doubt they're vulnerable," Legler said. "They're vulnerable for a variety of reasons. One, it's how good Cleveland is, like they're legitimately a team that is going to give Boston fits if they play eventually in the conference finals,

Where should we have the Boston Celtics among Eastern Conference contenders so far this season? The East is not exactly its best in the NBA's 2024-25 regular season, but there are a number of solid to shaky contenders in it. Among them, we can of course count the Celtics, and few among us would rule out the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The starters for the Eastern Conference were announced as guard Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks, guard Donovan Mitchell of the Cleveland Cavaliers, center Karl-Anthony Towns of the Knicks, forward Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks, and forward Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics.

The Boston Celtics could be sold for an astonishing $6 billion which will be far more than the $360 million the team cost back in 2002.

The Celtics got demolished by the Lakers on Thursday. Jaylen Brown said Boston played "flat" and tired in the loss. Read more on Boston.com.

Before meeting James for the first time this season, with the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers set to clash Thursday, Horford shared the lessons he learned from the superstar, his perspective on James’ remarkable longevity and his thoughts on James’ longtime domination of the Eastern Conference.

The Celtics play at the TD Garden in Boston, which they share with the NHL's Boston Bruins. It's located in the heart of Boston, directly above the MBTA's North Station. Construction on TD Garden started in 1993. The arena opened its doors in 1995. It cost $160 million to build.

The Mavericks are 13-9 on their home court. Dallas is sixth in the Western Conference with 33.7 defensive rebounds per game led by Luka Doncic averaging 7.6. The Celtics are 16-6 in road games. Boston is at the bottom of the league scoring 42.1 points per game in the paint.

The Boston Celtics at the top, with Cleveland Cavaliers and Knicks trailing. Cavs surpass Knicks with a stronger squad.