Celtic pride: Boston advances to East finals

The Celtics are talented, but they showed some cracks against the Cavs. Can Boston overcome them in its third straight trip to the East finals? - Angie [MORNING BARK](mb_header_main?utm_source=mb&utm_medium=email&mb_edition=20240516) Sports. And then some. [Subscribe]( | [Yardbarker.com](?utm_source=mb&utm_medium=email&mb_edition=20240516) Top Story The Celtics are talented, but they showed some cracks against the Cavs. Can Boston overcome them in its third straight trip to the East finals? - Angie [Celtics finally put away Cavaliers, advance to conference finals]( [Insider reveals the Cavaliers' stance on HC J.B. 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