Raptors RSS Feed| Rank | Team | Record |
| 1 | Boston Celtics | 57-25 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Sixers | 54-28 |
| 3 | New York Knicks | 47-35 |
| 4 | Brooklyn Nets | 45-37 |
| 5 | Toronto Raptors | 41-41 |
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Raptors Analysis
The Celtics finished first in Net Rating ahead of the Cavaliers, who jumped up from 13th last season and 28th as recently as 2021.
Whether the Raptors try to regroup with what they have or make a rebuilding step backwards will have a lot to do with how difficult they think the battle is to win, and whether it's even worth fighting while the Bucks and Celtics peak. The Knicks, ever-beleaguered, are just happy to be where they are; as they should be.
The Raptors play in a way that emphasizes their length. They appear in your imagination as a mass of adolescent sycamores with limbs like an interstate highway system.