After moving on to the second round and awaiting the winner of the New York Knicks vs. Detroit Pistons matchup, Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum was impressed in their opening series matchup. Defeating the Orlando Magic in five games in the first round,

Jayson Tatum admitted he didn't speak to his friend and Magic forward Paolo Banchero during the Celtics' five-game triumph over Orlando in the first round series.

In a series that forced the Celtics to shift away from their usual style, the Magic never solved the Tatum problem. He slammed the door on them with 35 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds in Game 5 after dominating crunch time of Game 4 in a 37-point-14-rebound outing.