The Celtics finished off an incredibly short-handed Cavaliers team on Wednesday, advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals with a 113-98 victory.
Here are the takeaways.
1. For all of the hand-wringing about the Celtics, they are now where we all expected them to be: In the Eastern Conference Finals. They have lost just two games in the postseason to date while outscoring opponents by precisely the same margin per 100 possessions (+11.3) that they did in the regular season.
So why is everyone so concerned about this team?
Is it because the opponents have been mediocre?