The Boston Celtics are not shying away from the Brooklyn Nets.
With their postseason seeding in their control, the Celtics played to win in Sunday's regular-season finale. And win they did in convincing fashion with a 139-110 victory over a Memphis Grizzlies team resting its starters with the No. 2 seed in the West secure.
With the win, the Celtics clinched the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs and a potential first-round showdown with Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and the Nets. The Nets won their season finale earlier Sunday against the Indiana Pacers to secure a home game on Tuesday against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the play-in round.