BOSTON—So much of the chatter before Boston’s first-round matchup with Milwaukee focused on who wouldn’t be on the court for the Celtics. “It’s something we’ve had to go through all season,” said rookie Jayson Tatum, who had 20 points on Saturday, becoming just the second rookie in Celtics’ history to score 20 in a Game 7. Because of it, the Celtics that have squeezed out their best basketball despite the multiple subtractions to their roster. Al Horford provided not only his voice, but probably his best stretch of games in a Celtics uniform over the last seven games. Now it’s the 76ers that stand in the way of Boston getting back to the conference finals for the second straight year.

Source: thestar April 29, 2018 21:56 UTC