Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, which the Celtics won 133-128 in Boston Tuesday night, might be the rare contest where the winning team enters the locker room more frustrated than the losing one.
The Boston Celtics won but deserved to lose. The Indiana Pacers lost but didn't quite deserve to win. The Celtics are the better team. But, as is often the case with this group, they played Tuesday night like a team that believed it had a margin for error. They rarely attacked the rim. They spent the game going side to side. Jayson Tatum finished with a game-high 36 points, but shot just 12-for-26—and struggled until racking up 10 points in overtime.
A lot of that was a result of them attacking Al Horford, who looked like the lead-footed, nearly-38-year-old big that he is. Tyrese Haliburton, who led the Pacers with 25 points and 10 assists, was able to get to his spots. He and the Pacers proved that, despite what us pundits think, they're going to be a tough out. But this game, and series, was about and is about the Celtics. This is a team with title hopes, and yet it continues to play beneath its talent.
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