Will this be the best Celtics team ever? Plus, wild Wemby and Holmgren stats

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Post-weekend trends and analysis!

Now that All-Star Weekend is long gone, the NBA is back in full swing with big weekend slates. It’s a perfect time to do what we do every Monday! Let’s check trends! 

???? The Bucks (37-21, third in East) are doing well! See? We’re not just here to pick on Doc Rivers! The Bucks have won four of their last six games, including wins over Denver, Minnesota and Philadelphia. Giannis Antetokounmpo is averaging 28.7 points, 12.0 rebounds and seven assists while making 68.1 percent of his shots during this stretch. 

???? The Celtics. Yes, East-leading Boston has been trending upward all season long. The Celtics have won eight straight games, hold a 7.5-game lead over the second-place Cavaliers and are on pace to win 65 games, which would be the fourth-most in team history. This team has the highest margin of victory in franchise history, even higher than the 2008 champs (66-16) and 1986 champs (67-15). Could it be the most dominant Celtics team ever?

???? The Wizards. The opposite of Boston. Washington, 9-48, has 11 straight losses and sits just a half game ahead of Detroit for the NBA’s worst record. They just benched big-money acquisition Jordan Poole. Oh, and promising rookie Bilal Coulibaly left last game with a pelvis injury. 

???? The Hawks making the Play-In. Trae Young will miss the next four weeks following finger surgery. The Hawks (25-32) are 10th in the East, 3.5 games ahead of Brooklyn and four ahead of Toronto. We might see Atlanta completely fall apart, but I just don’t know if Brooklyn or Toronto are capable of catching up.

???? OKC. Don’t look now, but the Thunder have moved to an even tie with the Wolves for the top spot in the West (both 40-17). Minnesota retains the No. 1 seed due to division and conference tiebreakers, but the Thunder have won five straight games. 

???? Big round numbers. LeBron James is 74 points away from hitting 40,000 regular-season points for his career. Each LeBron point continues to set history.

???? Players keeping their cool. We had a bizarre scuffle this weekend between the Pelicans and the Heat. It started with Kevin Love wrapping up Zion Williamson to prevent a bucket. Naji Marshall and Jimmy Butler got into it, and Marshall briefly attempted to choke Jimmy. Then, Thomas Bryant and Jose Alvarado got into it, with a fan even getting involved. Butler, Marshall and Nikola Jović were suspended one game each. Alvarado and Bryant were suspended three each. We’ll get into more basketball beef after catching up with Shams.

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