t Longo’s gender was never a factor in the recruiting process despite the fact she will be competing exclusively against male players. Howard might have saved the penalty, but the Rapids’ problem wasn’t goalkeeping. ) The Cavaliers, however, don’t look as strong as they did last year, when they still needed a Warriors collapse to win the title. The Celtics are the sixth franchise to grab the No1 seed in the East in the past six seasons – Chicago did in 2012, followed by Miami, Indiana, Atlanta, Cleveland and now Boston.