Celtics' forward Kevin Garnett doesn't care that his summer was cut short by an extended playoff run and recognizes that repeating as NBA champions will be a tough challenge, according to Boston Globe.

"It's going to be the biggest challenge," Garnett said of repeating. "But I'm telling you, man, I want to take time to enjoy these next four years. That's not to say I'm going to let up or anything like that. But I'm going to go at this [because] I like how this felt. I need a couple more short summers like this."

"Give me a couple more short summers where I feel like with this team, [we] set our mark. Every Celtics' team sort of had their run, and its multiples. It's only right that we set our mark in this league like Timmy [Duncan] has done it with the Spurs, Kobe [Bryant] and Shaq [O'Neal] have done it [with the Lakers]. This is my opportunity to do that. I'm trying to take advantage of it fully right now."

The Celtics played more postseason games than any team in NBA history last season.