Jayson Tatum, Celtics make loud statement in Game 1 against 76ers: Does anyone want Boston?
Tatum's Celtics put their foot on the gas and took their first step back toward the NBA Finals.
BOSTON — “We want Boston. ” The mock chants rained down from the TD Garden crowd late in Game 1 of the Celtics’ first-round playoff series, as they built a lead as large as 35 points in a 123-91 victory. Bostonians were poking fun at a Philadelphia crowd that, nights earlier, had chanted, “We want Boston,” when its 76ers beat the Orlando Magic in the play-in tournament, setting up a best-of-seven set between the Atlantic Division rivals.
“I heard it,” said the Celtics’ Jayson Tatum. Everyone heard it. Do the Sixers want the Celtics?
It didn’t look like they did in the series opener. Their coach, Nick Nurse, called his team’s effort “unacceptable. ” His 76ers have too many holes defensively and not enough to exploit on the other end of the court.
Boston is the more complete team. In fact, the Celtics may be the East’s most complete team. The question, then: Does anyone want Boston?
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