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Jaylen Brown was aggressive and attacking early on and he set the tone for a big offensive night. Derrick White was blistering hot from 3 and tagged along with Brown to combine for 57 points on a night where Jayson Tatum wasn't his best offensively (but was great defensively). John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal was at TD Garden to discuss that, the defensive effort that cut Donovan Mitchell off from any help, and why it's going to be hard for the Cavs to match the Celtics in this series.

The Cavs are coming off a seven-game series with Orlando while the Celtics have been resting for almost a week. Donovan Mitchell's knee is bothering him and the Cavs are missing Jarrett Allen, but the Celtics are missing Kristaps Porzingis. Does Cleveland have a chance to win this series? Do they have a chance top steal a game in Boston? Do they have a chance to win a game at all? John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal and Locked On Cavs host Chris Manning discuss it all and what they think will happen in this series.

The Celtics will take on the Cavs in the second round of the playoffs. Is this a better matchup than the Orlando Magic? How does Boston matchup against Cleveland? Will Jaylen Brown vs. Donovan Mitchell be a key matchup? John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal and Tom Westerholm discuss the defensive matchups that could work best, the carryover from the Miami series, and the two biggest concerns for the Celtics.

Kristaps Porzingis talked to reporters at practice on Saturday to give an update on his injured calf, including how it happened, the rehab process, and a possible timeline for his return. You'll hear everything he said about the injury, and the John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal reacts, and explains why this was an overall good update from Porzingis.

With some time off before the next series, we open up the mailbag for answers about Jayson Tatum attacking the rim by rolling after picks, giving Joe Mazzulla credit, and a bad sports town in Miami. John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal has all that, a look at how postgame interviews work, and then his favorite/funniest moments of the season.

The Celtics came out strong and stomped the Miami Heat, winning Game 5 by 34 points and moving on to the Conference Semifinals. John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal gets into the dominant defense, White's big game, and why the Celtics not only wanted to play Miami, they needed to beat the Heat in this way.