It’s been a while since Shane Larkin’s last playoff series.
The Celtics guard made it that far only once before — as a Mavericks rookie in 2014, when he made brief appearances in two first-round games, including seven minutes during Dallas’ Game 7 loss to San Antonio.
Three NBA teams and one Spanish club later, Larkin is playing a far more substantial postseason role. Admittedly, his first steps in the Celtics’ Game 1 win over Milwaukee were badly flawed.
When the Celtics went off the rails over the first 7:39 of the second quarter, succumbing to a 26-4 Milwaukee run, Larkin was pouring gas on the fire with three straight turnovers, including two bad passes and an out of bounds violation.