In his first year with the Boston Celtics, All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving has quickly led his team off to an impressive start to the season holding the top record in the Eastern Conference at 7-2 behind a current seven-game win streak.

This was capped on Friday with a comeback win on the road over the Oklahoma City Thunder in a 101-94 victory after erasing an 18-point deficit. Following the game, Irving voiced that he has been quite encouraged by how the Celtics' offensive system has worked this season.

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Irving has stepped in without a hitch to become the leading scorer for Boston averaging 22.1 points per game while recording at least 20 points in all but once through the first nine games. The 25-year-old was particularly huge in the win over the Thunder scoring 22 of his team-high 25 points in the second half.

That said, what has also helped fuel the Celtics' early-season success has been the emergence of both second-year guard Jaylen Brown, and rookie forward Jayson Tatum in place of Gordon Hayward, who suffered a season-ending broken leg five minutes into the season opener. Meanwhile, former All-Star big man Al Horford has looked more comfortable in his second year in Boston currently averaging a near double-double with 14.7 points and a team-best 9.0 rebounds per contest.

Given how the Cleveland Cavaliers have stumbled out of the gate this season, the Celtics could still emerge as a serious threat to come out of the Eastern Conference despite the loss of Hayward.