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Message: [QUOTE="champs99and04, post: 5013610, member: 488"] The Celtics have really been in their own class all year, as evidenced by the absurd net rating in the given time frame. But those numbers are also skewed a bit by Boston's depth. The attrition of an 82-game season likely didn't effect them nearly as much as a team like Dallas that relies so heavily on two star players. Luka and Kyrie missed a combined 36 games. From the time Kyrie returned from injury in early February through the day they clinched a top six spot in game 80, the Mavs were 23-6 with a 7.8 net when both guys played. (For further proof of this, consider that the Mavs were outscored by a total of 67 points in games 81 and 82 when Luka and Kyrie sat, while the Celtics were a +43 over the same two game period despite resting all their guys.) [/QUOTE]