Sunday’s Game 1 win over the Miami Heat was a picture-perfect way for the Boston Celtics to kick off their climb toward Banner 18.
The series opener featured one of the most impressive starts to a game that we’ve seen this season. Boston poured in a quick 14 points before the Heat were able to sink their first basket and never really looked back. The Cs captured the Game 1 win in wire-to-wire fashion and did an excellent job of taking the wind out of the “watch out for the Heat” crowd’s sails.
After the way that last season came to a close, there had been plenty of speculation that the Celtics could have themselves a dogfight in the first round with the Heat.