Thanks to a lopsided win over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night — coupled with a little help from the Brooklyn Nets — the Boston Celtics have improbably punched their ticket to the next round of the NBA’s first in-season tournament.
As a result of Boston’s dominant 127-94 win over Chicago and Brooklyn handing the Raptors a 115-103 loss just minutes later, the Celtics went from a long shot to advance to the quarterfinals of the tournament to the surprise winners of East Group C.
According to ESPN’s Tim Bontemps, the Celtics will take on the Pacers on the road in their knockout stage game — which will be either Dec.