THE rest of the league must be green with envy with the way the Boston Celtics are winning easily and having fun doing so. The Celtics have won 14 of their last 16 games and sit atop the tougher Eastern Conference with a 18-5 record. What's more notable is the historical way they've been doing it.

Currently, the Celtics are scoring at a historic rate with their offensive numbers ranked No. 1 in NBA history. They put up 121.5 points scored per 100 possessions, their true shooting percentage is 63.4 percent, and they are even shooting a historic best 85.3 percent from the free throw line as a team.