With their convincing, 120 – 107 win over the Memphis Grizzlies at TD Garden Thursday night despite being down their star forward Jaylen Brown and losing reserve small forward Aaron Nesmith to a sprained ankle just minutes after he took the floor, the Boston Celtics put the league on notice.
One of the deadliest teams in the NBA since they figured out their defense in January and February, the Celtics have also started to gel on the offensive end of the court in ways that ought to be making potential 2022 Playoffs opponents nervous no matter how good their record is.
