1. Happy New Year everyone! The Boston Celtics ended a frustrating and confusing 2021 on a high note. The Phoenix Suns came into Boston tied for the NBA’s best record and the Celtics handled them with relative ease. Boston took the lead with 4:28 to play in the first quarter and never looked back. The Celtics built a lead as large as 30 points and were never really threatened. Boston even held off a few separate Phoenix runs to keep a double-digit lead, which was a fun change of course to end the year.
This is a jumbo-sized, clip-packed New Year's Day edition of the Takeaways, because let’s get 2022 started off in the right way!