Measure-Up Time: Have You Thought About 4th Place?

Posted by Zach Lowe on Jan 21, 2010 551415 commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fcelticshub.com%2F2010%2F01%2F21%2Fmeasure-up-time-have-you-thought-about-4th-place%2FMeasure-Up+Time%3A+Have+You+Thought+About+4th+Place%3F2010-01-21+15%3A17%3A19Zach+Lowehttp%3A%2F%2Fcelticshub.com%2F%3Fp%3D5514

After Wednesday night’s games, the Eastern Conference standings look like this:

1) Cleveland: 32-11

2) Boston: 27-13

3) Atlanta: 27-14

4) Orlando: 27-15

If the C’s don’t get things turned around starting now, they could find themselves in 4th place in the Eastern Conference at the All-Star break. Does that matter? It certainly doesn’t matter as much as the condition of Kevin Garnett’s knee in late April. How important will playoff seedings be? That’s up to you, dear reader.

In any case, check out Boston’s next five games:

1/22: vs Portland;

1/25 vs. Clippers

1/28 @ Orlando

1/29 @ Atlanta

1/31 vs. Lakers

Yikes. But the C’s don’t get to have all the fun in the East between now and Feb. 1.

Check out Atlanta’s schedule:

1/22 vs Charlotte (red hot)

1/25 @ Houston

1/27 @ San Antonio

1/29 vs Boston

1/30 @ Orlando

The Magic have it a bit easier, with a home game against the Kings and tough roadies at Charotte and Memphis before their Hawks-C’s double-dip.

In any case, the next 10 days are going to be very interesting. Do they matter in the long run? I’m not sure. But they’ll be interesting to watch, and, perhaps, a good way to measure how high Boston can raise its game right now.