Thought it might be interesting to view how the Celtics have played the Golden State Warriors ever since 2014-15, the year Golden State won their first title in this Warrior run. 2014-15 was also the year Boston started putting together it's current team as it was Marcus Smart's rookie year.
01/25/15 GSW 114-111. Loss
03/01/15 GSW 106-101. Loss
12/11/15 GSW 124-119. Loss 2OT
04/01/16 BOS 109-106. Win
11/18/16 GSW 104-88. Loss
03/18/17 BOS 99-86. Win
11/16/17 BOS 92-88. Win
01/27/18 GSW 109-105. Loss
01/26/19 GSW 115-111. Loss
03/05/19 BOS 126-95. Win
11/15/19 BOS 105-100. Win
01/30/20 BOS 119-104. Win
02/02/21 BOS 111-107. Win
04/17/21 BOS 119-114. Win
12/17/21 GSW 111-107 Loss
03/16/22 BOS 110-88. Win.
In 16 games during GSWs run since their first title, a time where the Warriors have been the most dominant team in the league and having a ridiculous home record of 291-90, including playoffs, the Celtics have a 9-6 record vs the Warriors, winning 7 if their last 10 games.
Of the 16 games, 11 of those games were decided by a 3 to 5 point margin. Of the remaining 5 games, Boston won by double digits 4 times. GSW once.
It certainly seems the likelihood of a very close series is inevitable. If any team can beat these Warriors, I think it's this Celtics team.