On June 19, Beijing time, after the Celtics won the championship in the 2023-24 season, the team has won a total of 18 championships in team history, surpassing the Lakers and topping the list of championships.
Tatum posted a photo of the whole team flying to Miami for a carnival in the cabin, he held the championship trophy, and wrote: Call me the champion when you see me.
Many people think that this is the easiest journey to win the championship, and the American media HoopsHype gives a relevant statistics from the perspective of the opponent's winning rate. They believe that by this standard, the Green Army's 2024 championship can only be regarded as the 20th easiest in history, and the Lakers and Nuggets have been easier to win the championship in recent times than they are.
This season, the Green Army faced the 46-36 Heat, 48-34 Cavaliers, 47-35 Pacers and 50-32 Mavericks, with an average regular season win rate of 58.23%.
There are 19 all-time champions in the playoffs with a lower win rate than the Green Army this season, including the Heat in 2013, the Lakers in 2020, and the Nuggets in 2023. At the top of this list are the 1959 Celtics, who have an average win rate of 47.22%.
Such a ranking does not take into account injury issues, and the Green Army's opponents this year have indeed had quite a few injuries, so much so that Embiid, when he believes that the Green Army will not be able to build a dynasty, also mentions the reason for too many injuries in the East. Of course, the Green Army themselves have suffered from injuries, and Porzingis has not been able to attend well in the playoffs due to injury.
The 2023 Nuggets mentioned in the article are ranked 5th on the list. Their playoff opponents are the 42-40 Timberwolves, the 45-37 Suns, the 43-39 Lakers and the 44-38 Heat. The regular season record is just a reference to strength, do you think the Green Army's road to winning the championship this year is easier than the Lakers in 2020 and the Nuggets in 2023?