According to Bleacher Report’s Grant Hughes, the Boston Celtics weathering the storm that was the start of their 2022-23 campaign has been one of the NBA’s 10 best storylines so far this season.
Injuries to big men Robert Williams III and Danilo Gallinari coupled with the Ime Udoka scandal threatened to derail Boston’s anticipated title run fueled by one of the league’s best offseasons.
“The Celtics started 2022-23 on an 18-4 tear, propelled by historic offensive production,” writes Hughes. “Though they’ve experienced predictable shooting regression since then, Williams is back, interim head coach Joe Mazzulla hasn’t missed a beat and Boston still sits atop the Eastern Conference with the best point differential in the league, ahead of last year’s 51-win pace.”
“Consider all that preseason skepticism irrelevant,” he adds. “Boston’s title window didn’t shrink amid injury, distraction and controversy.”
Will we see a Boston squad that has exorcised their finals demons? Or will we see the veteran savvy and elite play of Golden State stymying the Cs once again? https://t.co/bHr05Pf0Fy
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) January 18, 2023
“If anything, this parity-riddled season means it’s open wider than ever.”
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