Boston Celtics: 3 key takeaways for Cs series-sweep over Philadelphia

With the first-round now in the books for the Boston Celtics, we present to you three key takeaways from the series.

Though seven-games would have been bestowed if needed, it only took Brad Stevens and the Boston Celtics four-games to send their Atlantic Division rivals, the Philadelphia 76ers, packing.

While it was quite a physical and hard-fought series, it was simply not enough on the part of Philly to slow down these red-hot shamrocks. Though losing Gordon Hayward in game-one was certainly not an ideal scenario, with the fact that Boston rosters one of the most talented cores in this year’s postseason, they managed to make things work.

Leading the way for the team was the four-headed monster of All-Stars Jayson Tatum & Kamba Walker, arguable All-Star snub, and the heart and soul of Celtics basketball himself, Marcus Smart — more on him later.

Of these aforementioned players, however, it was Tatum who really shined through as the clear cut leader of this Cs team. For the series, the 22-year-old managed to average 26.7 points, eight rebounds, two assists, and an impressive3 2.3 blocks per game on 47 percent shooting from the floor and 46 percent shooting from deep.

As a collective, the team proved well worthy of the buzz they received coming into the playoffs and, with the way they played, look primed for a long run.

Their overall performance was truly impressive and, in turn, they find themselves advancing in the postseason for the fourth consecutive season. Today, the Houdini will be discussing three specific takeaways from their first-round sweep over the Sixers: