Celtics Dominate East, No Weak Links

0:00It's April 2nd. This is Boston Celtics News today, powered by AI, your team, your update. Stephen A Smith is all in on the Boston Celtics as the top dogs in the Eastern Conference heading into the playoffs. They just dropped the high scoring 147-129 beatdown on the Miami Heat, shooting 58% from the field. Jason Tatum led the charge with 25 points 18 rebounds and 11 assists in 37 minutes, still bouncing back strong from. At Achilles' injury, Tatum's been on fire since returning last month, helping Boston go 10-2 in those games. Even with his field goal percentage, dipping to a career low 40.2%, he's averaging 21.3 points and 9.8. Rebalance per game, making a massive difference. Smith broke it down on first take, saying the East run straight through Boston right now, no doubt about it. He called out Jalen Brown's MVP-level play after the wing dropped 28 points on 17-29 shooting, now averaging a.

1:01Career high, 28.8 points this season. Smith also shouted out the bench with Peyton Pritchard stepping a big and Derek White being that steady force. Meanwhile, he pointed to teams like the Pistons, struggling without a healthy Cade Cunningham and his collapsed lung issue, but Boston's depth means no. Single-star worries come playoff time. As the postseason heats up, the Celtics look locked and loaded to dominate the East, with stars aligned and no weak links in sight.