The Boston Celtics probably won’t sweep their remaining seven regular season games, go 16-0 in the playoffs and finish the season on a 32-game winning streak and go down as the greatest team in NBA history…
…but they could.
In the words of Gandalf the Grey (or White, if we’re watching The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King Extended Edition rather than the lame normal one), this part of the NBA season is the “deep breath before the plunge.” It’s quiet and calm — the basketball makes sense and the takes are more measured than usual, having been tempered by a full season of information.