No. 1 Boston Celtics eke out a Game 1 win in the Eastern Conference Finals

The GIST: Four teams are still fighting for the rights to BringYaAss.com the Larry O’Brien Trophy, with an epic overtime (OT) Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals (ECF) in the books and the Western Conference Finals (WCF) beginning tonight. Swish swish.

No. 1 Boston Celtics eke out Game 1 dub over No. 6 Indiana Pacers: Boston's Jaylen Brown went full superman last night, nailing this three to send the game to OT, where the league’s top squad snuck away with a 133–128 win after blowing multiple double digit leads in regulation.

• Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum came up clutch with 10 points in OT, but Boston’s player of the night was Jrue Holiday, who added a season-high 28 points in addition to his usual defensive excellence.

• Despite dominating at home in the regular season, Boston has struggled on their home court in the playoffs, making tomorrow’s 8 p.m. ET Game 2 a prime opportunity for the resilient Pacers to even the series up.

No. 3 Minnesota Timberwolves and No. 5 Dallas Mavericks clash in WCF: Game 1 tips off tonight at 8:30 p.m. ET, marking just the second time since 2015 that the WCF won’t feature LA Laker LeBron James or Golden State Warrior Steph Curry. That said, there’s no shortage of shooting stars in this series.

• The Wolves’ Anthony Edwards is drawing Michael Jordan comparisons, high praise for the 22-year-old who’s led Minnesota to their first WCF since 2004. Along with his explosive scoring, the Wolves also boast an award-winning defense, anchored by Rudy Gobert.

• But that D will be tested by the Mavs, who, yes, lost three of four regular-season games to Minnesota, but are now led by finally flowing Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving, and boast postseason clutch king, P.J. Washington. This is going to be good.