Is it possible that the Celtics are just too good?
After Boston thoroughly washed the ballyhooed new-look Knicks under a deluge of deep-cleaning threes, it’s fair to wonder where the regular-season drama will come from. Can anybody stop Boston’s mean, green machine?
“It’s only been one game,” I hear you saying. “Relax!”
But that’s not strictly true. This is basically the same team as last year, one that led the league with 30 wins of 15+ points, nine more than last year’s second-place team (the Knicks, ironically), set the record for offensive rating, and steamrolled every opponent in the playoffs.