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The NBA is not going to give Caleb Martin any further punishment for his foul on Jayson Tatum, but should they have? Also, the Celtics busted the zone pretty easily in Game 1, but there was a secret weapon beyond Sam Hauser and Payton Pritchard getting hot from 3. John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal and Tom Westerholm discuss that and the one adjustment Miami has that can give them a chance in this series.

The Celtics came out strong, went on a big run, and kept it rolling for basically the entire game (minus an early fourth quarter lull) to win a wire-to-wire blowout over the Heat in Game 1 of their opening round series. Jayson Tatum's triple-double was a big part of Boston taking advantage of everything the Heat threw at them. John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal gets into all of that, how the defense and rebound played a massive part in the blowout, and why the amount of 3-pointers they took was just fine. Also, was the Caleb Martin play on Tatum dirty, bad luck and timing, or a little of both?

It'll be Celtics-Heat again, this time in the first round of the playoffs. Does Miami have any chance? What does Boston have to do to win this easily? John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal explains why the answer for Boston is all in their heads, why the Heat have to drag the Celtics down to their level to have a chance, and how Boston has every answer they need to make this a sweep.

The Sixers are about to take on the New York Knicks, and that's exactly what they wanted instead of facing the Celtics, calling it the easier team. Were the Sixers ducking Boston? Will they meet up in the playoffs anyway? John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal and Tom Westerholm talk about that before getting into Jayson Tatum's trainer saying he wants Tatum to become the 'nicest a-hole'

The Philadelphia 76ers won their play-in game against the Miami Heat, sending Miami home to face the Chicago Bulls, who beat Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks in their play-in game. Now the Sixers go to New York to face the Knicks in the 2-7 series, which doesn't rule out a future matchup with the Celtics. John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal and Tom Westerholm discuss the Heat and Bulls chances against Boston and why injuries to Butler and Caruso are the worst-case scenarios for both potential opponents.