After watching the Boston Celtics put the clamps on the Golden State Warriors this past Wednesday night on their way to a 110 – 88 smothering of the Dubs — no defensive slouches themselves as one of the top teams in the NBA — with their top-rated defense in the league, ESPN’s Tim Legler had quite the impression of the Celtics on that end of the ball.
One of many quality teams that Boston has held to well under 100 points in the second half of the 2021-22 NBA season, the Warriors were just the latest victim to head coach Ime Udoka’s new-look Celtics.
With players from veteran point guard Marcus Smart, starting big man Robert Williams III, reserve guard Derrick White, and frontcourt veteran Al Horford all near the top of any assessment of individual defensive excellence combining to choke the life out of their opponent’s offense, Boston is looking like the one team no one in the East wants to face in the 2022 postseason.
Check out what Legler had to say about Boston after their defense won the day on the road at Golden State this week in the clip embedded above.
This post originally appeared on Celtics Wire. Follow us on Facebook!
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