BOSTON — Everyone wanted to know how the Celtics would respond to their first real test of the NBA playoffs. Tuesday's Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals ultimately provided the answer: Chaotically.
"That's a great word," said Boston's Jayson Tatum, "because that s*** was chaos. That s*** was wild."
Jaylen Brown's mad-dash 3-pointer with six seconds left in the fourth quarter sent the game to an extra period, and Tatum's back-to-back three-point plays in the final 75 seconds of overtime put a 133-128 win out of reach from the feisty Indiana Pacers.