The Celtics Are Now Impressing Many.

It looked like they did in a 112-90 Sunday victory over Milwaukee at Fiserv Forum in Game 1 of the teams Eastern Conference semifinal series.

Irving, the most postseason savvy of the bunch and the one with a championship ring, often was the one who kept assuring skeptics and hand-wringers that the Celtics would be all right once they hit the postseason.

While the Bucks snatched the Celtics throne as the Easts best team at least by record Boston settled in at 49-33, perhaps a little too comfy in that No. 4 seed.

Somehow, then, Milwaukee point guard Eric Bledsoe wound up with a nightmarish afternoon: A nemesis from last springs first round showdown, Boston guard Terry Rozier, outplayed him again.

And Rozier did it off the bench, because Irvings dominance came as the Celtics starter .