Celtics to win 57 games and an NBA championship

Celtics on Tuesday night in Boston, will tip off the new NBA season and sit among the favorites to win the season.

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The Celtics like the chance to bring home the Banner 18 this season.

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Boston's projected record at 57-25 is with FiveThirtyEight, which on last season's record, is a six-win improvement.

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Since they went 55-27, it would be Boston's best record during the 2017-18 regular season,

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and the team would win for the first time more than 55 games since 2008-09 when the C's went 62-20.

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In the Eastern Conference, the 57 wins would put the Celtics ahead of the Heat (51-31), the Raptors (50-32), the Hawks (51-31), and the 76ers (50-32).

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FiveThirtyEight has the Milwaukee Bucks to finish 49-33 and the Brooklyn Nets to finish 45-37.

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Once again for the Celtics, the expectations are sky-high.

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The core of Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown, and Jayson Tatum is motivated and hungry to bring another banner home to Boston, and it looks like it's their time.

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