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00:03 Elsewhere around the Eastern Conference, the best team in the NBA continues to
00:08 look that exact part. The Celtics on the road in Chicago last night, the only team
00:14 at the all-star break that reached the 40-win benchmark with a 43-12 record, make that 44-12.
00:22 As the Seas go on the road to the United Center in win by 17, 129-112, covering as an 8.5
00:29 point road favorite. As expected here, both myself and you, Ben, predicted that you'd probably get
00:34 that clean start in that sprint toward the second half, and we did with a 17-point win, but it wasn't
00:39 that easy. They opened up great here, 31-23 in the first quarter with the Celtics' good command
00:43 right away, but it was the Chicago Bulls taking a lead into the break, but a monstrous third quarter
00:48 scoring 37 points for the Celtics, only 21 for the Chicago Bulls, and that was a wrap after that. We
00:53 expected this performance out of the Boston Celtics, now sitting 44-12 on the season with a nice
00:59 jump outside the all-star break. Yeah, big game from Jason Tatum and Derek White and Jalen Brown,
01:05 all three players in the starting lineup for the Seas scoring more than 20 points. The Celtics now,
01:12 who have been booked as a favorite quite often this season, in 54 of 56 games, 25-26-3 against
01:21 the spread on the road, now 10-12-3 against the number. The Bulls dropped to 16-15-1
01:29 against the spread as an underdog, still one of the eight best cover percentages though,
01:33 as a dog around the NBA. Big start for Boston, seven-game cushion now, Donny, for that top
01:40 spot in the Eastern Conference. I think that almost locks up the number one seed for the Celtics out
01:45 east.
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