The Boston Celtics accepted their 2024 championship rings on Tuesday evening, after which confirmed why they’re the favorites to go for back-to-back titles this season.
The Celtics blasted the New York Knicks, 132-109, within the season opener. The Knicks are spent all offseason making an attempt to assemble a workforce to beat Boston, however the champs confirmed there’s nonetheless an enormous hole between them and everybody else within the East.
The sport was a rout virtually instantly. Boston held a 21-point lead throughout the first quarter, and continued to bombard the Knicks with three-pointers at a historic fee all evening.
When Al Horford linked on a three-pointer with slightly below 9 minutes left within the fourth quarter, the Celtics had tied an NBA report with 29 made threes on the evening. The followers at TD Backyard in Boston have been able to erupt for the thirtieth make, however then a humorous factor occurred: the Celtics missed 13 straight threes to finish the sport.
When Boston ran the clock out late within the fourth quarter, Celtics followers booed loud and onerous. Think about that: elevating a banner and dominating your rival within the season opener, and nonetheless listening to boos rain down within the area!
Celtics reserve Sam Hauser is perhaps the perfect pure shooter on the workforce. He contributed two of these 29 made threes. After a string of misses to finish the sport, Hauser laughed in regards to the followers’ response.
“We bought booed on ring evening up 30,” Hauser mentioned. “How about that?”
Celtics followers additionally spent a portion of their evening chanting “Yankees suck,” however that was to be anticipated.
The Celtics took greater than 64 % of their area objective makes an attempt from three. They’re most likely going to hit 30+ threes in a recreation sooner or later this summer time. Head coach Joe Mazzulla is a mad man, however at this level he needs to be thought of among the best head coaches within the league.
The Knicks want time, which possibly shouldn’t be a shock. Boston set a excessive, excessive bar for them to attempt to measure as much as.
