BOSTON — Is anyone in the Eastern Conference going to give the Celtics a series?
The Cleveland Cavaliers took their first shot of the second round, and it did not go well. They got 33 points from All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell and too little too late from anyone else in Game 1 at TD Garden. That might be enough to sneak past the Orlando Magic, but Boston, which won 120-95, is a different animal.
It felt like the Celtics could get anyone in double digits if they wanted.