The Celtics were in control from start to finish in defeating the Cavaliers, and other thoughts from Game 1

Jaylen Brown poured in 32 points to lead the Celtics and Derrick White hit 7 of 12 3-pointers and scored 25 points. After registering three wire-to-wire wins in their first-round win over the Heat, the Celtics led for the final 40 minutes on Tuesday. The Celtics were hardly perfect, Cleveland star Donovan Mitchell had a strong offensive game, and none of it mattered, as Boston rolled to a 120-95 win to take a 1-0 series lead. The sentiment entering these playoffs was that the Celtics were unlikely to face a...