The regular-season rivalry wasn't very much of a rivalry, as the Celtics won all four matchups. Boston won the first three games by 23, 27 and 13 points, respectively, before taking the final showdown, 119-117, in overtime back on April 8 in New York.

In last year's Semifinals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, it only took Boston five games to advance to the Conference Finals. Jayson Tatum led the way with 26.8 points per game, while Jaylen Brown added 23.4 points per game on a ridiculous 59% shooting from the field.

After a thrilling four quarters of regulation, the game needed five more minutes to be decided. Milwaukee jumped out to an early lead in overtime thanks to a scorching hot performance from Gary Trent Jr., but the Pacers crawled back to stay in the game.