The Boston Celtics are on what feels like an impossible streak, winning six straight, including victories over the Oklahoma City Thunder, Portland Trail Blazers and Toronto Raptors. They have done this with Kyrie Irving, Marcus Smart and Daniel Theis done for the regular season, Jaylen Brown missed some time, and Al Horford and Marcus Morris were in and out of the lineup. Even Shane Larkin had his turn on the sidelines.
The Celtics were decimated by injuries at a time when the Raptors were surging, and it felt like that number one seed was completely wrapped up.