After 6 months and 82 games of NBA action, After all the ups and downs, after all the injuries, after all the finger pointing and calling out of fellow teammates the 2018/2019 NBA Regular Season has come to an end and it is now time for the NBA Playoffs. The Celtics after coming into the season with high expectations and many feeling they would be the team to finish with the best record in the Eastern Conference and ultimately make the NBA Finals didnt finish as the #1 seed instead it was the Milwaukee Bucks who finished as the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference. So after all the turmoil the team throughout the season. After all the finger pointing, the issues over who deserved more minutes and deserved more to be a starter we are finally at the NBA Playoffs. The Celtics will begin their playoff run when they take on the Indiana Pacers in their 1st round matchup. The Celtics went 3-1 against the Pacers this season including 2 wins over the Pacers 1 at home and 1 in Indy over the final 2 weeks of the season to clinch the home court advantage in this series. However news broke on the final day of the NBA Regular Season that Marcus Smart suffered a torn oblique in the Celtics 2nd to last game against the Orlando Magic. This injury means the Celtics will be without Marcus Smart for the entire 1st round matchup against the Pacers and the Celtics could potentially be without him in round 2. So we will announce the Celtics 1st round playoff schedule as well as announce the other 1st round matchups in the NBA Playoffs. Also we will have NBA Insider and Expert thoughts on the matchup and the impact of Marcus Smarts injury on tonights show. We will be joined by Evan Valenti (@EvanValenti on twitter) he is the producer of Celtics Beat. We will also be joined by Michael D. McClellan (@mycelticnation on twitter) he is the Editor-in-Chief of Celtics Nation