Celtics Come Back From 17 Down, Take 2-0 Series Lead Over Nets With Game 2 Win
The Celtics mounted a furious comeback against the Nets on Wednesday night, and now own a 2-0 series lead.
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The Celtics mounted a furious comeback against the Nets on Wednesday night, and now own a 2-0 series lead.
Marcus Smart is the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year. He is also a man who loves a good robe. On Wednesday, ahead of Game 2 against the Brooklyn Nets, he celebrated both of those things.
Robert Williams is now doing 3-on-3 work as he recovers from meniscus surgery, but the Celtics continue to say that they expect the big man to miss the first round of the NBA playoffs.
The Celtics are flying high after their epic Game 1 victory over the Brooklyn Nets. They need to carry that momentum into Game 2 on Wednesday night.
The Celtics have a tough first-round series against the Brooklyn Nets on the horizon, a series that could very well go the distance. If it does, the Celtics and the Nets will be playing each other into May.
Before Game 1 of the much anticipated Celtics-Nets playoff series, Kyrie Irving seemed like he wanted to burry the hatchet with Boston fans. He was hoping to wipe the slate clean after a rocky history with Celtics fans. So much for all of that.
We knew the first-round series between the Celtics and the Nets would be pretty epic. Game 1 on Sunday afternoon lived up to all the hype and then some, as Jayson Tatum and the Celtics stole a victory at the buzzer.
After Boston blew a big second-half lead to the Nets in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series, Jayson Tatum stole the victory back for the Celtics at the buzzer.
Kyrie Irving was booed when he was introduced in Boston ahead of Game 1 of the Celtics-Nets first-round playoff series, which was expected. But Boston native Bruce Brown, who made some interesting comments about the C's, was also booed -- in his hometown.
This series is the Celtics' chance to exact some revenge and flip the script from last season, when Brooklyn sent them home and into an offseason of change. But that is just one of the enthralling storylines to follow over the next two weeks.
A look at the matchups during the upcoming Celtics-Nets playoff series from both a Boston and New York perspective.
Jaylen Brown is eager to get back into the playoffs, and the challenge that will come when the Celtics face off against Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets.
Robert Williams is still a long way from getting back in the Boston lineup, but there is still a chance that he could play during the upcoming Celtics-Nets playoff series.
Brooklyn Nets forward Bruce Brown sounds really eager to go against a Robert Williams-less Celtics defense in the first round of the NBA playoffs. Maybe a little too eager.
We kind of knew it was going to come to this when the Celtics clinched the No. 2 seed in the East. Boston will host the Brooklyn Nets in what should be a thrilling and entertaining first-round matchup in the NBA Playoffs.
The Celtics are the two-seed in the Eastern Conference, patiently waiting to learn who their first-round foe will be when things tip off for them Sunday afternoon. They'll find out Tuesday night when the Brooklyn Nets host the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA's first play-in game of 2022.
The Celtics had no desire to avoid the No. 2 seed on Sunday night. Boston pummeled the Grizzlies on the final day of the regular season to secure the two-seed in the Eastern Conference.
Boston currently owns the three-seed in the East, but can jump back into the No. 2 spot -- or fall to No. 4 -- over the final weekend of the regular season.
A win over the Bucks on Thursday night would essentially seal the two-seed in the East for the Celtics. That is, if Boston even wants the No. 2 seed.
The final week of the regular season is upon us, with the Boston Celtics currently sitting as the two-seed in the Eastern Conference. That is where they will likely finish when the regular season concludes, according to the odds on Pro Basketball Reference.
The Boston Celtics are a broken record. The beat the team keeps repeating is one that has the Celtics absolutely decimating any team that stands in their way.
Cole Buckley, the Celtics fan accused of throwing a water bottle at Kyrie Irving at the TD Garden Sunday night, was arraigned Wednesday.
The Celtics had a season full of disappointment in 2021, but no one was more disappointed -- or disappointing -- than point guard Kemba Walker.
A disappointing and frustrating season by the Boston Celtics has come to an end, and now what should be an interesting offseason can begin.
The Celtics' season ended Tuesday night with a 123-109 loss to the Brooklyn Nets in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series.
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