The Celtics might have taken care of the Magic in five games, but it didn’t come without a price. Jayson Tatum missed a game with a wrist injury. Kristaps Porzingis had his head split open and needed to get stitches before getting back to the court and ...

The Western Conference finals were similar. The San Antonio Spurs kept things pretty tight, but they ran four or five deep on the bench at times. Dylan Harper, Keldon Johnson, Luke Kornet, Harrison Barnes, and Carter Bryant earned time. Mitch Johnson even went to Jordan McLaughlin in a pinch when De’Aaron Fox was out.

"They've got wings that can guard Brunson," said IT. "They can also guard KAT. So it's not like Wemby's going to have to just guard KAT the whole time."