NBA: 10 takeaways after the first week of the playoffs

NBA Boston Celtics Kyrie Irving (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
NBA Boston Celtics Kyrie Irving (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
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NBA Boston Celtics
NBA Boston Celtics Kyrie Irving (Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty Images)

The Celtics are fixed, maybe

There’s no question that one of the biggest question marks headed into the NBA Playoffs was the Boston Celtics. After being somewhat a disappointment during the regular season, it was interesting to see how this team would come out in their first-round series against the Pacers.

So far so good. The Celtics have dispelled any doubts and currently lead the Victor Oladipo-less Pacers 3-0 and are on the verge of punching their ticket to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs while not exerting all that much panic.

Not many could’ve foreseen this just a couple weeks ago. In fact, if there was going to be one upset in the East playoffs, many pointed to this series as the one. The Celtics, for at least a series, look like their old selves again.