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A 4-0 road trip: 10 Takeaways from Boston Celtics-Oklahoma City Thunder

A 4-0 road trip: 10 Takeaways from Boston Celtics-Oklahoma City Thunder

1. After the loss to the Dallas Mavericks, we wrote that the Boston Celtics would do well with a 2-2 west coast trip. We said that a 3-1 trip would be gravy and 4-0 would be a dream.

Looks like we’re living in dreamland now.

The 4-0 trip has pulled Boston into a virtual tie for the second seed in the Eastern Conference. Three months ago, that would have been laughable, even to the most green-blooded Celtics fan.

Yet here we are. Nine games to play and closing in on homecourt advantage, and maybe more. Dreamland indeed.

2. Jayson Tatum was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the second time in March on Monday. Then he went out and proved why with 36 points, seven rebounds, six assists, two steals and a block. It was another dominant performance in what is going to be an All-NBA season for Tatum.

These two plays demonstrate how there are times when Tatum is just too good to be stopped. This is a fairly simple play, but it shows how Tatum knows the Thunder…

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