DENVER, CO - APRIL 26: Michael Porter Jr. #1 of the Denver Nuggets sets the play against the Memphis Grizzlies during the third quarter at Ball Arena on April 26, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by C. Morgan Engel/Getty Images)
After a grueling 2020-21 campaign where they found themselves finishing in the seventh seed with a mere .500 record of 36-36, the Boston Celtics look to have inched two games closer to the end of their misery.