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the celtics' championship honeymoon was somewhat short.

"i didn't win the finals mvp, i was dnp'd two games in the olympics, and as strange as it sounds, mazzulla is probably the happiest person in the world," tatum summed up the past summer.

on september 25, beijing time, the celtics held a team media day. as the defending champions, the celtics left all the championship-winning players, but the turmoil and worries the team experienced were far richer than tatum's summary. so much so that when espn conducted a preview of the celtics season, it gave the following title: "the celtics' championship honeymoon lasted only 12 days."

the history of the nba in recent years has not been friendly to the defending champions. the last defending champion to advance to the second round of the nba playoffs was the warriors in 2019, but this dynasty team also fell apart that season.

now, when the celtics put on the "ring" of defending champions, only time can tell whether they can withstand internal and external pressures.