The Boston Celtics have far and away had the advantage so far this season playing the Brooklyn Nets, but it is not unfair to note that the Celtics were by far the healthier and more available ball club in the 2021-22 NBA regular season to date with superstar forward Kevin Durant out for a significant amount of time with a knee injury and star guard Kyrie Irving missing time by choice due to his vaccination status under the mandate in New York for the bulk of the season.
But there are still things to be learned from watching how the two teams played one another in the regular season this year, things we may see similar versions of on the court as these two Atlantic Division giants go at it in the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs starting this Sunday.
Check out the clip embedded below put together by YouTuber Tomasz Kordylewski to see the very best plays of both teams in action against each other in the 2022 regular season.