Is it possible that we didn’t know how good we had it? We’re three months removed from clinching Banner 18 in Game 5 against the Mavericks. Kristaps Porzingis made a comeback cameo. Payton Pritchard hit that half court Hail Mary that seemed to win the game at halftime. Jayson Tatum put together a near triple-double with 31-8-11 in his best game of the Finals. And Jaylen Brown lifted the MVP (again).
All that’s left is Ring Night on October 22nd and then last season’s championship gets put in the trophy case for posterity. That 80-21 record will become just a page in NBA history books, but it’s hard to ignore just how dominant that was.