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NBA playoffs: Celtics put to rest concerns over late-season cruise control with dominant win over Heat

BOSTON — If there was any concern about how the Celtics finished the regular season, losing four of their final 11 games, which, believe it or not, matched their worst stretch of the year, they dispelled that notion in the first two minutes of their first-round series opener against the undermanned Miami Heat.

Even the TD Garden crowd showed up early to the Sunday afternoon affair.

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— Boston Celtics (@celtics) April 21, 2024

Boston scored on its first six possessions, unleashing its arsenal.