On Tuesday night, the Boston Celtics completed their gentleman's sweep of the Orlando Magic in the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs, advancing to the Eastern Conference Semifinals for the seventh time in the Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown era.

The Celtics started their title defense by beating the Magic in five games in their first-round playoff series

With the Boston Celtics in the thick of the 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs, the games at the Celtics' home court of TD Garden take on an added importance. But there were also plenty of important moments during the NBA's 2024-25 regular season that helped to put Boston in the place they are right now to begin with.