The kids are going back to school. Football is starting up again. The NBA schedule for the upcoming season has been released. You can feel it in the air that the world is looking forward to the year ahead.

But I can’t give up on the Boston Celtics’ championship season so easily. It was too hard fought. By all of us (of course). We fought through years of uncertainty. Spent countless hours defending our team to friends who weren’t convinced. We poured our hearts into snarky responses to online trolls on social media. And all of that just to stand at the top of the mountain and say, “See, I told you so.”

So before we head into the new year, I want us all to look back and appreciate the championship season that was. We can start by remembering all of our favorite regular season games (or moments, if you will) from the 2023-24 season.

Was it opening night when Kristaps Porzingis showed exactly what a cheat code he would be for this team? Was it Christmas Day when we got to open a beat LA under the Christmas tree? Was it the win against Miami… all three times we played them? Or maybe Golden State?

There is a lot to choose from. Let us know your favorites in the comments below.

Other topics:

• When did you KNOW this team would be the favorite to win the title?
• What was your biggest moment/game that tested your faith?
• When did you notice others panicking and tell you that we had the situation under control (and why were you confident)?

We’re coming to next year soon. Let’s live a little longer in the recent past.