Regardless, after doing the research, the 2023-24 Celtics had merely the 20th-easiest path to a championship in NBA history based on opponent regular-season win percentage (58.23 percent), so it wasn’t the most difficult path but it wasn’t a complete cakewalk, either. The 2022-23 Denver Nuggets, on the other hand, had the fifth-easiest path to a championship ever, with an opponent combined regular-season win percentage of 53.05 percent.