If you’re reading this site, you probably don’t care much for the Boston Celtics. The Knicks’ longtime tormentor punched their ticket to the franchise’s 22nd NBA Finals with a win against the Heat on Sunday night. The Celtics did New York a favor by sweeping the Nets out of the playoffs in the first round, but they should’ve had the good manners to bow out in the next round. Instead, we are perilously close to yet another Boston sports title. America — nay, the world — doesn’t deserve that.
This Celtics team looked dead in the water midway through the 2021-22 regular season, only to catch fire and storm all the way to the No.