Boston Celtics seen to take a conservative step forward in win totals for 2022-23 in new B/R assessment

Not everyone is bowled over by the team’s potential next season.

With the release of the 2022-23 NBA schedule this past Wednesday now firmly in the rearview mirror, fans and analysts can begin the annual tradition of trying to prognosticate how many wins their favorite team ought to have in the season to come.

The Boston Celtics, who had an overall regular season record of 51-31 in the 2021-22 season just past, are seen by many as the team to beat not only in the league’s Eastern Conference but also for the 2023 NBA Championship. So you would expect to see a significant boost in the number of wins projected by the team, right?

A boost, perhaps, but not exactly a “significant” one in at least one corner of the NBA media sphere, but rather than explain it ourselves, we’ll let Bleacher Report’s Andy Bailey tell you in his own words.