TD Backyard will host Sport 1 of the Celtics’ first spherical collection on Sunday.
We simply do not know who it will likely be but.
The NBA introduced the weekend’s first slate of video games with Boston and Cleveland, the highest seeds within the East, each taking part in on April twentieth.
Each groups in fact are awaiting the outcomes of the Play-In Match that begins Tuesday. The Celtics will face the winner of Hawks-Magic (7:30 pm) the place because the Cavaliers should wait till Friday to see who shakes out because the eighth seed.
Boston will definitely benefit from the prolonged prep time to prepare for opening seres. There’s additionally the matter of Jaylen Brown’s sore knee. ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne reported that Brown has obtained ache administration injections for his bone bruise that pressured him to overlook the ultimate two video games of the common season and twelve total since mid-February.
The Celtics had been 1-2 towards each Atlanta and Orlando this season, however ought to be heavy favorites towards whoever wins tomorrow. Since February 1st, the crew is 27-6 with the second highest web score (+10.2) and one in every of solely two groups (together with the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder) with a top-5 offense and protection.
