The Boston Celtics caught a lot of flack in the first and second rounds of the 2024 NBA Playoffs for supposedly struggling against inferior opponents. And while there were a pair of head-scratching losses to consider for Boston fans, the Celtics emerged into the Eastern Conference finals with the best record in the postseason.
The Indiana Pacers have continued to exceed expectations as a younger playoff team, but have also benefitted at least as much as the Celtics have in the poor health of the teams they played so far in the playoffs. With their regular season record 3-2 in favor of Boston, this should be a solid series that the Celtics could have concerns with.
But we expect the Celtics to win Game 1, and the rest of the series in 6 games.