If Game 1 was all about the superstar efforts of Kyrie Irving and Jayson Tatum, Game 2 came down to the supporting cast.
The Celtics bench only mustered 17 points combined in the opening win of the first round with four starters scoring 20 or more points, but as playoff basketball goes, there are always adjustments and adjustments made to those adjustments. Boston looked ill-prepared to start Game 2 and after a slow start in the first quarter dug the Celtics into a 14-point hole, back-to-back three pointers from Grant Williams to close the opening frame kept Boston afloat.