Is there a clear-cut leader in the NBA’s Eastern Conference?

More specifically, is it the Boston Celtics, despite recent turbulence?

With the top of the Eastern Conference standings as tight as they have been since close to the start of the 2022-23 NBA season, the Boston Celtics and the other elite clubs could still undergo some significant movement in the standings.

Will the Milwaukee Bucks be at the top of the East by the season’s end? Can the Philadelphia 76ers catch the Celtics for second place? And what about the surging New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers. Could either realistically finish as high as third?

The hosts of TNT’s “Inside the NBA” with Shaq, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson debated the potential order of the Eastern Conference in the 2023 NBA playoffs on a recent episode.

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what they had to say.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

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