Former NBA Guard Calls Celtics 'Front-Runner' To Win Eastern Conference originally appeared on NESN. Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Boston Celtics are no longer just a feel-good underdog story. Instead, they're closing the regular season as a top Eastern Conference contender.

The month of March got off to a great start with a loaded NBA slate on Sunday, and now our focus turns to four games on March 2, which includes four teams playi

Recently, Boston Celtics center Neemias Queta went to 76ers vet Andre Drummond for advice. Whatever Drummond told him helped Queta torch Philly.

ESPN's Mike Greenberg made a strong case for Boston Celtics superstar Jaylen Brown as the league's Most Valuable Player during a recent appearance on Get Up. With the Celtics sitting at 40-20 after a convincing 114-98 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday, Greenberg pointed to Brown's leadership amid Jayson Tatum's absence.

It's officially March, and the NBA is closing in on the final 20 games of the regular season for every team, meaning a playoff push has to happen now for teams

That they managed to do so despite more than lapping Philly in turnovers (15-6) makes the win all the more impressive.

When the Celtics couldn’t afford to keep the three big men ahead of him in their quest to shave payroll, they needed Queta to respond to the moment.