2024 Celtics 'one of the best teams of all time' says Boston reporter

Boston Globe writer Gary Washburn believes the current Celtics team is one of the greatest in NBA history.

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00:00The 2008 Celtics, a team that's very revered in Boston,

00:04a lot's been written about them.

00:07They went 16 and 10.

00:08They lost 10 playoff games.

00:10They lost 8 playoff games before they reached the finals.

00:12So the Celtics to go 16 and 2 in regards

00:15to the competition is impressive.

00:17And you're going to have to start comparing those teams with some

00:20of the, and as hard as it may be, with the 60s Russells teams,

00:24the mid-70s teams with Cowans, White, and Havlicek,

00:28or the 80s teams with the big three of Bird, McHale, and Parrish.

00:32You're going to have to start doing your numbers

00:34and crunching your numbers.

00:35Because when you go 16 and 2 in the playoffs,

00:37you have a historic offense, and you also have the number two defense.

00:41You're one of the great, the best teams of all time.