Unthinkable even a few weeks ago after a 17 – 19 start for the Boston Celtics, the guys in green and white could legitimately end the season as the NBA’s Eastern Conference No. 2 or even No. 1 seed. But with their excellent play in the 2021-22 regular season comes the potential to face a formidable postseason foe in the 2022 NBA Playoffs.
That sleeper of a team would be the Brooklyn Nets, who have a renowned postseason killer in Kevin Durant, and increasingly available Kyrie Irving, and perhaps even a returning Ben Simmons to contend with in the first round should they clear the play-in tournament gauntlet and represent the East’s No. 7 or No. 8 seed.
Should the Celtics try to avoid such a matchup despite how they hae been playing? Or would this send the wrong message to a team fueled as much by their confidence as their talent?
