Should the Boston Celtics be at least a little afraid of facing the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the 2022 NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs? While it is by no means a settled affair just yet with the Nets still needing to win the seven – eight matchup of the play-in tourney for the honor of facing the Celtics to start their postseason play, it seems more likely than not that Boston will be playing agianst the likes of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and perhaps even Bill Simmons to start the first round.
While there is consensus belief in the Celtics as a team that can play at the highest of levels in a style suited to the postseason, facing off with two of the greatest scorers in the history of the modern NBA with the possibility of folding in one of the league’s better defenders ought to give astute fans and analysts at least a little pause.
Do the Celtics have the players they need available to start the series? Is the Nets series as tough as any Boston might face throughout the entire postseason? Should they have aimed lower to start things off?
Check out the clip embedded above for answers to these questions and more as the hosts of the CLNS Media “Garden Report” podcast sort through their feelings on the possibility of facing Brooklyn in the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs.
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