One quarter of the way through the 2025-26 NBA season, it’s time to reset expectations for the Boston Celtics.

Over a span of 10 days, the Celtics have posted wins over Orlando, Detroit, Cleveland, and New York -- the four betting favorites to emerge from the Eastern Conference. Half of Boston’s 12 total wins have come against those four teams.

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The East is a cluttered mess with no dominant frontrunner. The Raptors and Heat have lingered near the top of the conference while largely feasting on inferior opponents. The Celtics sit an unremarkable eighth in the East at the quarter mark, but that’s due in part to letting some wins slip away against the likes of Brooklyn, Utah and Philadelphia.

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