Can the Boston Celtics end 15 years of pain in 2023?

Having come so close to breaking their decade and a half duck in 2022, as they were edged out by Golden State Warriors in the NBA finals, many people feel that 2023 could be the year for the Boston Celtics.

Bouncing back from disappointment isn’t always easy to do, as many sides will attest to- particularly in the cut and thrust world of the NBA.

However, in the early stages of the 2022/23 NBA season, the Boston Celtics look more than up for the challenge of ending the 15 year wait for the NBA Championship title.

Joe Mazzulla has a high quality roster at his disposal, with plenty of options all across the court and that squad depth could prove crucial for the Celtics as the NBA season progresses.

In Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, the Celtics have one of the most potent forward lines in the NBA and if both players start firing, the Boston Celtics become a very difficult side to stop.

Behind Brown and Tatum is Al Horford and Derrick White, two canny operators at this level, with Marcus Smart also operating at a high level week in, week out.

Winning the Eastern Conference was a real marker of progress for the Celtics in 2022 and whilst there are plenty of quality sides in the division, the Boston Celtics will once again be one of the sides to catch.

Coming in with NJ sports bet apps at +300 to win the Eastern Conference in 2023, the Boston Celtics look well placed once again to compete in the division this term.

Beyond that, winning the NBA Finals remains the ultimate aim for the Celtics, who’s relative silverware drought has been very well documented.

At +750 for the NBA Championship title, there is a growing sense of momentum amongst Celtics fans and players and how they would love to bring the NBA title back to the TD Garden.

Beyond the Boston Celtics, there are plenty of sides who will once again be in contention for NBA glory, come June 2023.

Eastern Conference rivals the Milwaukee Bucks have started the season in fine fettle and they too are a side with the bit between their teeth.

Judging a side in the first few weeks of a season can be misleading but the Bucks look to have all the hallmarks of a side capable of going the distance in the 2023 NBA Finals race.

Coming in at +650, the Milwaukee Bucks are the early season favorites to lift the NBA Championship title in 2023.

A side that always goes under the radar despite the best part of a decade of success is the Golden State Warriors, who revel in their metronomic success in the Western Conference.

Star men Klay Thompson and Steph Curry look set to make an assault on the division once more and writing off the Golden State Warriors in any NBA title bid is dangerous.

At +800, Golden State Warriors haven’t fully convinced everybody of their staying power in the NBA title race in 2023 but they have a habit of timing their run to perfection.