This Is Why the Celtics Didn’t Dodge the Nets - The Ringer

Boston could have tried to avoid a first-round matchup with Kevin Durant. But there’s no backing down with these Celtics, as evidenced by their master-class defensive performance against the former MVP through two games.

Marcus Smart arrived at TD Garden for Game 2 on Wednesday wearing a new piece of braggadocious attire: a robe with DPOY emblazoned on the back, to commemorate winning his first Defensive Player of th… [+6987 chars]

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