Let's start off with good news. How many teams has each of the 16 playoff defeated? The value of which is that a team can adapt to anybody's strength or weaknesses.If you look at the top 4 teams it bodes well for the Celtics. Could the top 4 teams be the conference finalists?
Here are the results.
| Teams | Number of Teams | Number of Teams defeated | Pct |
| Golden State | 29 | 29 | 1.000 |
| San Antonio | 29 | 29 | 1.000 |
| Cleveland | 29 | 28 | 0.966 |
| Boston | 29 | 27 | 0.931 |
| LA Clippers | 29 | 26 | 0.897 |
| Oklahoma City | 29 | 26 | 0.897 |
| Portland | 29 | 25 | 0.862 |
| Charlotte | 29 | 24 | 0.828 |
| Miami | 29 | 24 | 0.828 |
| Toronto | 29 | 24 | 0.828 |
| Utah | 29 | 24 | 0.828 |
| Atlanta | 29 | 23 | 0.793 |
| Detroit | 29 | 23 | 0.793 |
| Memphis | 29 | 23 | 0.793 |
| Dallas | 29 | 22 | 0.759 |
| Indiana | 29 | 22 | 0.759 |
Next, take a look at how each team has done against other playoff teams. The Boston Celtics are tied for 9th out of 16 teams overall and 5th out of 8 teams in the Eastern Conference. Not very good.
Teams sorted by winning percentage, highest to lowest.
| TEAM | GAMES | W | L | PCT |
| Golden State | 39 | 34 | 5 | 0.872 |
| San Antonio | 37 | 29 | 8 | 0.784 |
| Toronto | 38 | 27 | 11 | 0.711 |
| Oklahoma City | 40 | 25 | 15 | 0.625 |
| Cleveland | 37 | 23 | 14 | 0.622 |
| Atlanta | 40 | 20 | 20 | 0.500 |
| LA Clippers | 38 | 18 | 20 | 0.474 |
| Detroit | 39 | 17 | 22 | 0.436 |
| Boston | 38 | 16 | 22 | 0.421 |
| Charlotte | 38 | 16 | 22 | 0.421 |
| Miami | 39 | 16 | 23 | 0.410 |
| Indiana | 41 | 16 | 25 | 0.390 |
| Portland | 41 | 15 | 26 | 0.366 |
| Memphis | 37 | 13 | 24 | 0.351 |
| Utah | 38 | 13 | 25 | 0.342 |
| Dallas | 38 | 11 | 27 | 0.289 |
How have each of the playoff teams done vs non-playoff teams? Essentially beating up on the weak.The Celtics have the 7th highest win percentage overall out of 16 teams and are 3rd out of 8 teams in the Eastern Conference.
Teams sorted by winning percentage, highest to lowest.
| TEAM | GAMES |
W
| L | PCT |
| Golden State | 38 | 35 | 3 | 0.921 |
| San Antonio | 39 | 35 | 4 | 0.897 |
| Cleveland | 40 | 32 | 8 | 0.800 |
| LA Clippers | 38 | 30 | 8 | 0.789 |
| Miami | 37 | 28 | 9 | 0.757 |
| Oklahoma City | 37 | 28 | 9 | 0.757 |
| Boston | 39 | 29 | 10 | 0.744 |
| Charlotte | 38 | 28 | 10 | 0.737 |
| Dallas | 39 | 28 | 11 | 0.718 |
| Portland | 37 | 26 | 11 | 0.703 |
| Memphis | 40 | 28 | 12 | 0.700 |
| Indiana | 36 | 25 | 11 | 0.694 |
| Atlanta | 37 | 25 | 12 | 0.676 |
| Utah | 39 | 26 | 13 | 0.667 |
| Detroit | 38 | 24 | 14 | 0.632 |
| Toronto | 38 | 24 | 14 | 0.632 |
Who has feasted on the weak (non-playoff teams) and struggled versus the elite playoff teams. Here are the net differences in win percentage of the 16 playoff teams. Toronto actually plays playoff teams better than they do non-playoff teams. Boston is 11th out of the 16 teams overall and 7th out of 8 playoff teams.
Teams sorted by winning percentage, highest to lowest.
| TEAM | Win PCT vs Playoff Teams | Win PCT vs Non-Playoff Teams | PCT DIFF |
| Toronto | 0.711 | 0.632 | 0.079 |
| Golden State | 0.872 | 0.921 | -0.049 |
| San Antonio | 0.784 | 0.897 | -0.113 |
| Oklahoma City | 0.625 | 0.757 | -0.132 |
| Atlanta | 0.500 | 0.676 | -0.176 |
| Cleveland | 0.622 | 0.800 | -0.178 |
| Detroit | 0.436 | 0.632 | -0.196 |
| Indiana | 0.390 | 0.694 | -0.304 |
| LA Clippers | 0.474 | 0.789 | -0.315 |
| Charlotte | 0.421 | 0.737 | -0.316 |
| Boston | 0.421 | 0.744 | -0.323 |
| Utah | 0.342 | 0.667 | -0.325 |
| Portland | 0.366 | 0.703 | -0.337 |
| Miami | 0.410 | 0.757 | -0.347 |
| Memphis | 0.351 | 0.700 | -0.349 |
| Dallas | 0.289 | 0.718 | -0.429 |
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