The Boston Celtics knew that they would have a physical matchup on their hands when they played the Miami Heat in Game 1 of their first round series against their Eastern Conference rivals. And that is what they got in their 114-94 blowout of the Heat on this past (April 21) Sunday afternoon.
Hard screens set by the likes of Miami big man Bam Adebayo sent Celtics point guard Derrick White flying, sprawled across the parquet floor. And as the game wound down, Heat wing Caleb Martin flying in for a meaningless rebound that sent star Boston forward Jayson Tatum to the court in a hard fall that scared all has the hackles of Celtics fans up.
NBC Sports Boston’s Tom Giles, Eddie House and Brian Scalabrine took a moment after the win to discuss what they saw on the court on the most recent episode of “Celtics Postgame Live”.
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