Leading the way is Jayson Tatum, the face of the franchise, who’s now in his eighth season but already feels like a veteran of two decades. That’s a reflection not only of his on-court résumé, but also the heavy playoff workload he's carried since entering the league.

Jayson Tatum shot 4-of-16 from deep, Derrick White shot 5-of-16, Jaylen Brown shot 1-of-10 and Jrue Holiday made two of his seven attempts. Payton Pritchard and Al Horford both had five attempts off the bench.

The Boston Celtics walked into Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the New York Knicks with high hopes and left with a record no team wants to own. Despite being one of the NBA’s best regular-season squads,