The Cavs and Thunder are the only NBA teams with better records than the 39-16 Celtics, who won seven of their last eight games entering the All-Star break. The Knicks own the NBA’s fifth-best record but were routed in each of their first two Celtics matchups, including a 131-104 Boston beatdown at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 8.

The Boston Celtics have not hosted the NBA All-Star Game since 1964. During that inexplicable 61-year gap, every other franchise in the Eastern Conference has hosted the game at least once. Discussing this lack of New England representation during All-Star weekend in San Francisco,

NBA All-Star weekend in San Francisco was one to remember, especially for Jayson Tatum. The Boston Celtics forward, playing in his sixth All-Star game