2018 NBA Playoffs: One Big Takeaway from the First 2 Games of Each Playoff series

#2 The Celtics look good value for the #2 seed

Shane Larkin lays it up and

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Game 2

If indeed the Celtics are missing Kyrie Irving at this point, their play shows nothing to support this notion. Terry Rozier has come up really big in the 2 games so far, and has 23 points each in these outings.

He's outplayed Eric Bledsoe, who's a seasoned veteran, and has shot 50% from 3-point territory. The go-ahead 3-pointer he scored against Bledsoe in Game 1 was as good a move as any we've seen from a guard all season long.

The rest of the squad has picked up the act too. Jaylen Brown has 50 points on 51% shooting from the field and a really impressive 41.2% figure from 3-point territory. Al Horford is averaging 20 points on spectacular efficiency while anchoring the Boston defense.

Rookie Jayson Tatum has translated his play to the postseason, stuffing the stat sheet in all 5 columns in both games while scoring at a pretty good rate. Marcus Morris has carried his strong March form into the postseason.

The Bucks have not been bad, and they were especially good value for their money in game 1. But they have an uphill task at hand now, and cannot afford to slip up against a young, hungry Celtics squad that just seems to be getting better with every dribble.