Juices were flowing at the start of Game 1. The Boston Celtics kicked off the game with a Jayson Tatum miss and an offensive rebound which led to a Jaylen Brown three. On their very next possession, Brown got the ball again, spun baseline around Jamie Jaquez Jr., and threw down a thunderous slam.
TD Garden erupted.
A 9-0 run to start the game forced Erik Spoelstra to call an early timeout. As shot after shot fell for Boston, the crowd got louder and louder. But their early-game shot-making wasn’t what led the charge.