{"id":168290,"date":"2024-04-04T11:13:20","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T11:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/04\/boston-celtics-clinch-best-regular-season-record-with-win-over-okc-thunder\/"},"modified":"2024-04-04T11:13:20","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T11:13:20","slug":"boston-celtics-clinch-best-regular-season-record-with-win-over-okc-thunder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/04\/boston-celtics-clinch-best-regular-season-record-with-win-over-okc-thunder\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Celtics clinch best regular season record with win over OKC Thunder \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault likened the Celtics\u2019 performance this season to that of a Ferrari.<\/p>\n<p>Boston\u2019s latest victory over the Thunder earned it yet another luxury with the playoffs fast approaching.<\/p>\n<p>Kristaps Porzingis had 27 points, 12 rebounds and 5 blocks, helping the Celtics power past the Thunder 135-100 on Wednesday night to secure the best record in the NBA and home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Boston, which won its 11th consecutive home game, improved to 60-16 on the season to notch its 14th 60-win season in franchise history. The only other franchise with at least 10 such seasons is the Lakers, who have 11, according to ESPN Stats &amp; Information.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe deserve it. I think it\u2019s possibly going to matter if we follow through with the vision we have for ourselves,\u201d Porzingis said.<\/p>\n<p>The Celtics, who also were led by Jayson Tatum\u2019s 24 points and Jaylen Brown\u2019s 23 points and seven rebounds, trailed for only 62 seconds in the game.<\/p>\n<p>Brown likes the progression the team has been making as the regular season winds down.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_583088\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Pritchard-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-583088\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Payton Pritchard Photo Courtesy: AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not skipping any steps,\u201d Brown said. \u201cSixty wins. I think we\u2019re on track. When the playoffs start, it\u2019s back to square one.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_583089\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Tatum-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-583089\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jayson Tatum Photo Courtesy: AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Boston coach Joe Mazzulla said the milestone is another achievement his team won\u2019t take for granted. But he also said it isn\u2019t something he wants the Celtics to dwell on.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_583090\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Tatum-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-583090\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jayson Tatum Photo Courtesy: AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very hard to do. We may never be in this position again,\u201d Mazzulla said. \u201cWe talked about it as a team. We talked about it before the game, to try to treat this game as the clincher. To kind of put that on ourselves to be able to do that. I think it was important for us to simulate that. \u2026 We should enjoy it tonight, and when wake up tomorrow \u2014 nobody cares.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_583086\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Brown-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-583086\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jaylen Brown Photo Courtesy: AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Brown was questionable heading into the game with a sprained left hand. He said he got it examined after Boston\u2019s win at Charlotte on Monday and described it as a sprained ligament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s fine. It\u2019s something I\u2019m not concerned with moving forward,\u201d he said. \u201cBut it bothered me a little bit tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong>\u00a0ESPN<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault likened the Celtics\u2019 performance this season to that of a Ferrari. Boston\u2019s latest victory over the Thunder earned it yet another luxury with the playoffs fast approaching. 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