Atlantic Division (Predicted Order of Finish and Records)
Boston Celtics (51-31)
The defending conference champions have shown that the regular season means almost nothing to them, beating two teams with better records en route to the NBA finals.
Rondo has emerged as the team’s best player and one of the league’s best point guards, as he leads the aging, but still productive "Big Three." Their offseason player movement was highlighted by the veteran signings to fortify the front court, as health means everything for the Celtics into yet another postseason.
New York Knicks (43-39)
The Knicks and their fans had a much bigger jump in the standings in mind coming into a year where they pursued and missed out on all of their free agent targets outside of their new star, Amar’e Stoudemire, though some prospective trades may be in the works to land them another.
Essentially, New York is a new look team devoid of many bad contracts that have dragged them down in recent years, leaving D’Antoni with a squad that should be able to run his system effectively.< ...
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2010-11 NBA Preview: Eastern Conference
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