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East Finals - Game 2BOS leads series 2-0
Celtics rout Pacers behind Jaylen Brown's 40
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Legler: Celtics' talent advantage on display in Game 2
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Brown's steal and score gets the crowd going
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Jayson Tatum flexes on Pacers after and-1 finish
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Celtics-Pacers exchange words after boxout attempt
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Jayson Tatum drills identical jumpers on back-to-back touches
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Pascal Siakam comes out of halftime cooking with 10 early points
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Showtime! Celtics get flashy for a fastbreak bucket
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NBA playoffs 2024: In a postseason dominated by rising stars in their 20s, Kyrie Irving is still standing
The older generation of NBA superstars is gone, bounced from the postseason before the second round started -- with one exception.
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