It was a Cinderella season for the ’21-22 Boston Celtics. The club shocked the world by reaching the NBA Finals, achieving one of the most spectacular in-season turnarounds in recent memory. It was earnest, exciting, and truly unexpected. When the clock ultimately struck midnight, however, the Celtics came up short. For basketball fans in the Hub, this fairy tale doesn’t have a happy ending.
All the same, reaching the Finals and going toe-to-toe with the dynastic Golden State Warriors is an accomplishment worth celebrating. Teams led by such young stars rarely summit the mountain the way the Celtics did. Boston deserves immense praise and credit.
Hopefully, everyone in the organization will take some time to reflect and take a well-deserved bow.