Forget any zig-zag theory. The Celtics don't have it this year. They are a dead team. They can't stay within single digits of the powerhouse Nets.
Brooklyn was flat in Game 1 yet still won by 11 points. Then the Nets built a 24-point halftime lead in Game 2 and won by 22 points. James Harden, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant didn't even need to play major minutes. 

The only player Boston really trusts is Jayson Tatum with Jaylen Brown out. Tatum could be pressing. He's hit just 9-of-32 shots from the floor. Then in Tuesday's Game 2 Tatum had to leave the game after getting poked in the eye. He'll play here, but he may not be 100 percent.