They beat them last year after being down 20+ twice in the playoffs, and that was before Tatum got hurt.
Boston’s record against the top teams and their record in the clutch are either average or bad
Celtics have their own demons to exorcise for sure. You play who you play but JT and JB’s title year was pretty light on adversity given all the injuries to the East. Not that they had to repeat to validate themselves…
…yet still, their collapse vs the Knicks after their title year was in the same vein as their collapse vs the Heat the year before their title: head scratchers that made you question their coaching and mental.
So I definitely want to see what happens with their (likely) 2nd round rematch vs essentially the same Knicks team.