The defending champion Celtics “only” won 61 games after winning 64 last season but will enter the playoffs as the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. Boston is the clear favorite in the East at ...

Oklahoma City had a regular season like none other in NBA history. The Thunder — who went 68-14 — finished the season ...

They won the West by a staggering 16 games over No. 2 Houston. They tied the 1972-73 Boston Celtics for the sixth-best record in NBA history, behind only the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors (73-9 ...