So what do all these National TV games mean for next season? Well it simply means, the Celtics are back, and that's due in large part to the man pictured above, Al Horford. Acquiring Horford and getting better as a team last year has helped the Celtics appear more frequently on National TV. You can look at the stats for yourself. Just two years ago, the team had one National TV appearance compared the 24 lined up for this season:
Number of national TV appearances for each NBA team, broken down by network. pic.twitter.com/yei2MtWYss
From 2008-2013, the Celtics averaged 22.