Boston Celtics: 2 keys to winning the title once the season resumes

Though the odds of winning the 2020 NBA Finals are not entirely in their favor, the Boston Celtics can certainly position themselves for contention if they shore up a few areas within their rotation.

Rejoice Boston Celtics fans, as your favorite franchise’s quest for banner number 18 appears to be just upon the horizon.

According to ESPN, a return to play is expected by July 31st. The league’s plan is for a 22-team return in Orlando, Florida. According to sources, each of the teams included will play eight regular-season games in Orlando for seeding purposes for the postseason.

With these reports, we can now finally say with confidence: The NBA is back!

Now, for quite some time fans have been confident that if the season ever returned, the Cs would be smack dab in the race for legitimately contending for the Larry O’Brien trophy in 2020 and, in some respects, have a bit of an advantage over the other upper-echelon teams in the association.

Prior to the COVID-19 induced hiatus on March 11th, the Boston Celtics found themselves in the midst of quite a successful campaign. Accumulating a record of 43-21, the shamrocks placed third in the standings out east, fifth in the entire NBA and, with their victory over the Indiana Pacers on March 10th, found themselves headed to their sixth straight postseason.

Had there been no interruption in the season we at the Houdini strongly believed the Celtics had a legitimate chance to contend for a title this season. Frankly, despite this hiccup, we still believe this to be the case.

It might not be an easy feat to accomplish, but where there’s a will there’s a way! In regard to the Celtics’ path in 2020, here are two important keys for a title run: