Celtics remain atop Bleacher Report’s power rankings despite in-season tournament loss

The Celtics, even when not at their best, are still very, very good.

The Boston Celtics have been playing some of their worst basketball of the 2023-24 season in recent games, but it doesn’t seem to be slowing them down all that much. In fact, they are still one of the best teams in the league roughly a quarter way through the season, even after a slop in the league’s new in-season tournament quarterfinals earlier this week.

The Celtics, even when not at their best, are still very, very good — and their overall record and a number of other indicators show that Boston is still a behemoth in the NBA’s Eastern Conference. So much so that Bleacher Report’s Andy Bailey still has the Celtics atop his power rankings for this week.

“The Boston Celtics ended their week with an in-season tournament quarterfinal loss to an offensive juggernaut, but they still lead the NBA in net rating and are second in win percentage,” writes Bailey.