The Boston Celtics will match up with the Indiana Pacers tonight for the first game of a best of seven series to determine who punches a ticket to the NBA Finals.
For the Celtics, they were expected to be here after representing the conference in 2022 and coming just one win away from making the Finals last season. The Pacers on the other hand are the Cinderella of this season.
They had an impressive run in the In-Season Tournament but it was the acquisition of Pascal Siakam that put the league on notice that they were in win-now mode.