The Brooklyn Nets opened their first-round series against the Boston Celtics on Easter with a gutting loss in TD Garden on a layup from Jayson Tatum as time expired.
Kyrie Irving led the Nets with 39 points on 12-for-20 shooting and made all 9 of his free throws.
Kevin Durant had a mostly miserable outing, scoring 23 points on 24 field goal attempts and committing 6 turnovers.
Jayson Tatum was one of 4 Celtics to score at least 20 points. He led Boston with 31 points on 9-for-18 shooting and made 10 of his 12 free throw attempts. He also led Boston with 8 assists.
Here are 3 observations from the heart-breaking loss to the Celtics.