What are the Boston Celtics’ chances of beating the Cleveland Cavaliers in their first-round playoff series? In most people’s minds, not particularly good.
But the Celtics, who enter the postseason as the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference, are not simply pushovers. In fact, with the exception of the Cavs, no team in the East had a better record than Boston over the final two months of the regular season.
A series win still would be a monumental upset, but we broke down five things the Celtics absolutely will have to do if they hope to have any chance of knocking off LeBron James & Co. Click the link below to continue.
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