MANILA, Philippines — The Brooklyn Nets are the second team through to the second round of the NBA Playoffs after ousting the seventh-seeded Boston Celtics. Seeking to give Boston the boot, the Nets leaned on their star trio of James Harden, Kevin Durant, and Kyrie Irving to rout the Celtics in Game Five, 123-109, at the Barclays Center on Tuesday (Wednesday, Manila time). The Celtics showed signs of life early when they controlled the pace in the opening minutes of the game. However, the Nets' starting unit was able to rebound quickly and erased the early deficit to end the opening salvo up seven, 31-24. At one point, the Nets held on to a 22-point lead.

Source: Philippine Star June 02, 2021 02:15 UTC