The Boston Celtics are defying expectations to begin the new season

There's no denying that the Boston Celtics have been one of the bigger surprises in the new NBA season. Despite trading away Jaylen Brown, Joe Mazzulla's team sits at the top of the Eastern Conference with a 10-2 record and looks capable of continuing their current production for a long time to come

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There's no denying that the Boston Celtics have been one of the bigger surprises in the new NBA season. Despite trading away Jaylen Brown, Joe Mazzulla's team sits at the top of the Eastern Conference with a 10-2 record and looks capable of continuing their current production for a long time to come.

Not only are the Celtics winning games, but they're also doing so in a way that's showing up in the analytics. The Celtics currently rank sixth in the league for offensive rating, second for defensive rating and third for net rating, proving they're among the better teams to begin the season. Of course, the hard part is sustaining that production level for the entire campaign, and then carrying it over into the playoffs.

While the postseason is still

months away, Celtics fans will undoubtedly be excited about their team's chances if they continue to produce at their current level. Boston has been so good that, in a recent video from the 'NBA on NBC' YouTube channel, they were listed among the bigger surprises of the season so far, along with the Portland Trail Blazers, who are also defying expectations out West.

You can watch the full upload by clicking on the embedded video below.