The Brooklyn Nets and the Boston Celtics will, once again, face each other in the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs. The first-round series matchup will look far different than last year, and the seventh-seeded Nets know what the keys to advancing are. And it starts with Jayson Tatum.
The Nets crushed the second-seeded Celtics in last year’s first-round series, breezing by Boston in only five games (4-1). The same can’t be said about their regular season series this season. The Celtics cruised to a 3-1 advantage. Although Boston had the upper hand, neither team was able to get a clean look at each other’s best.