Since moving Marcus Smart and Marcus Morris into the starting lineup the Boston Celtics have won a league best five in a row and have beaten opponents by 28.6 points per game during the stretch.
The Boston Celtics have beaten up on this easy portion of their schedule so much, they have already climbed into third in the NBA in net rating at +7.0. Only the Milwaukee Bucks and the Toronto Raptors rank ahead of them.
Meanwhile, Joel Embiid is frustrated with his role since the Jimmy Butler trade, even though the Sixers are solidly in third place in the East.