It wasn't exactly 'Beat L.A.!' But TD Garden crowd delivers for Jayson Tatum, Celtics

BOSTON — The Boston Celtics didn’t bother to bring swagger to their work Sunday afternoon. They left that little bit of housekeeping to their fans, who had plenty of it during Boston’s 123-91 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals at TD Garden.It wasn’t just that Celtics fans were loud. It’s the postseason, and in the postseason, everybody’s fans are loud. And it wasn’t just that they bestowed special attention on Jayson Tatum, who was appearing in his first playoff game since tearing his right Achilles tendon last spring at Madison Square Garden (more about that in a moment).Advertisement