Boston Celtics  

The boston celtics is one of the few dominant teams in the NBA today. Their record as of today is a very good indication that they will be one of the top team in the league not only in the East. I believe that they are capable of winning another championship with their current roster of players. The addition of Rasheed Wallace made their team better. Add to that the healthy players like Garnett, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, and Rajon Rondo. If they stay healthy the whole season, they will be one of the teams to reckon with.

The Boston Celtics can own the best record in the East this season but for sure it's going to be a very tough ride for them. The defending Eastern Conference champions Orlando Magic will be there for the chase as well as the Eastern Conference powerhouse Cleveland Cavaliers. The Magic have made major adjustments and key additions to their roster by acquiring star forward Vince Carter from the New Jersey Nets. Aside from Carter, the Magic's roster is one of the deepest for the 2009-2010 season. They have Dwight Howard, Rashard Lewis, Jameer Nelson, Mickael Pietrus, and offseason acquisitions Matt Barnes, Brandon Bass, and veteran guard Jason Williams. This season's Orlando Magic is a lot better and deeper than last season's roster. The Cleveland Cavaliers on the other hand made a solid acquisition by bringing in Shaquille O'Neal. At 36 years of age, O'Neal can still bring a lot for the Cavaliers. Shaq is still a solid presence in the paint and can still score points, grab rebounds, and play defense. He still can dominate inside and would take much load away from LeBron James. With Maurice Williams, the Cavaliers is bound to make a bang for the season. Though they aren't as deep as the Celtics and the Magic, they have one of the best players in the NBA today, LeBron James. James is unstoppable and can give either a 50-point or a triple-double night every game. Should James have another MVP type of season and get his teammates more involved and play better basketball, the Cavaliers are set to claim the best record in the East.

in my opinion celtics wont be the best.. my bet are the cavaliers.. eventhough the cavs lost on opening night to boston, maybe it was because they werent familiar with each others' playing style.. since 2 starters are new acquisitions in anthony parker and shaquille oneal.. so i guess both players are adjusting to mike browns playbook and of course adjusting to mo and lebrons style of play.. but i think the cavs are the team to beat in the eastern conference aside from the magic.. celtics are not really a threat now since their big 3 was beaten by the black mamba already this season.. 3 allstars carried the celts but in the case of the lakers there was only one.. and he was spectacular.. although im not a laker fan, im looking at this in a neutral way.. kobe was great in all games they have had with the celts.. i was amazed even when lakers had the celts to a game 6 in the finals.. now with gasol and bynum healthy and the acquisition of ron artest and the improvement of brown, farmar and all their bench guys, lakers would be pretty much a dominant team in the west..

Considering the amount of talent and personalities in the celtics line up, they should be considered among the two 2 or 3 teams in the east. But a lot of factors will be considered for them to end up with the best record in the east. For one thing, they must remain healthy, injuries can be devastating for them. Second, how fast can they build a strong team chemistry with rasheed, the period of adjustment should not take so long since these guys are already very experienced especially playoff and finals experience. Also, another factor is how good can the other teams like cleveland and orlando get and how soon. For sure, all of these will be known before the playoff starts, there's still a whole lot of basketball ahead...