The Boston Celtics had each excuse to show their go to to Abu Dhabi final week for 2 preseason video games in opposition to the Denver Nuggets right into a trip.
The journey provided the Celtics an opportunity to discover the opposite facet of the world and Boston may have moved into exhibition competitors, after a shortened offseason as a result of a title race.
However as a substitute, the Celtics set the tone for the season twice beating the Nuggets, contenders for the NBA title.
This was precisely what NESN’s Travis Thomas wished to see as he mentioned how the Celtics took care of enterprise on the “Maintain My Banner” podcast.
“We knew they’d take this severely. They did it. They got here out, they checked actually each field that we have been speaking about on the present that we wished to see,” Thomas mentioned. “We wished to see some urgency. I perceive, it is pre-season. However you might be nonetheless the champions. The goal is in your again. The Nuggets are a prime group. This isn’t a cleansing crew. I imply, you would see this group, like I mentioned, possibly a preview of the NBA Finals. I imagine that was the case.
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“And what did we see?” Celtics, too deep. Payton Pritchard went wild. Sam Hauser went wild. And look, with the restricted minutes the celebs had, they confirmed up too. (Jayson) Tatum regarded good. (Jaylen) Brown regarded good. All of which leads us all to really feel snug about witnessing one other providing right here from the Celtics.
The Celtics earned a come-from-behind four-point victory within the first preseason recreation earlier than flexing their muscle tissues by toppling the Nuggets, 130-104, within the second recreation.
Pritchard, who averaged 17.5 factors within the two video games, was a catalyst as Boston’s bench play as an entire bolstered their depth. And that is a scary thought for opponents, particularly once they first must face arguably essentially the most proficient 5 starters within the league.
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