The Celtics will open their first-round NBA playoff series against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. at TD Garden, the league announced late Wednesday when it released first-round schedules.

IT'S FINALLY HERE 🗓️⏰

Here's a look at the #CUsRise/#Pacers playoff schedule pic.twitter.com/MEsyuyOcD7

— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) April 11, 2019

Game 1 at Celtics: Sunday, April 14 at 1pm (NBC Sports Boston, Celtics Pregame Live at noon)

Game 2 at Celtics: Wednesday, April 17 at 7pm (NBC Sports Boston, Celtics Pregame Live at 6pm)

Game 3 at Pacers: Friday, April 19 at 8:30pm (NBC Sports Boston, Celtics Pregame Live at 7:30pm)

Game 4 at Pacers: Sunday, April 21 at 1pm (Celtics Pregame Live at noon on NBC Sports Boston)

Game 5 at Celtics*: Wednesday, April 24 at TBD (NBC Sports Boston, Celtics Pregame Live one hour before tip-off)

Game 6 at Pacers*: Friday, April 26 at TBD (NBC Sports Boston, Celtics Pregame Live one hour before tip-off)

Game 7 at Celtics*: Sunday, April 28 at TBD (Celtics Pregame Live one hour before tip-off on NBC Sports Boston)

The Celtics (49-33 in the regular season) are the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference, the Pacers (48-34) are No. 5.

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Enes Kanter has been nothing but supportive of his Boston Celtics teammates since joining the squad this summer.

Whether it's been mentoring Tacko Fall or advocating for his young teammates Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum to make the All-Star Game, Kanter has had an impact on the C's

And evidently, Kanter's support even extends to former teammates..

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On Saturday night, Kanter took to Twitter to implore NBA coaches to pick Rudy Gobert for the 2020 NBA All-Star Game. Kanter and Gobert were teammates for a season and a half together with the Utah Jazz before Kanter was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Coaches, get it right this time. @rudygobert27 is an All-Star. 💯

— Enes Kanter (@EnesKanter) January 26, 2020

Gobert's performance against the Dallas Mavericks prompted Kanter's tweet. In the Saturday contest, Gobert totaled 22 points, 17 boards, and five blocks, including a game-winning one at the end of regulation.

Despite his defensive prowess, Gobert has never made an All-Star appearance. He has two Defensive Player of the Year awards and two All-NBA nods, but the All-Star appearance has eluded him.

Given that Gobert is averaging 15.6 points, 14.5 rebounds, 2.0 blocks per game, and is shooting 68.3 percent from the field, it probably should be his year to make it. We'll see if Kanter's tweet has any influence on the minds of the coaches voting for All-Star reserves.

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The Maine Red Claws came into the Westchester County Center Saturday night looking to extend their win streak to three. No strangers to furious late-game rallies of late, Maine got another such scare just when things were looking comfy. 

The Westchester Knicks seized control in the fourth quarter, using a 14-2 run to take a 97-94 lead with six minutes to go. But that momentum was short-lived. Sparked by a three-pointer from 2019 second-round pick Tremont Waters, the Claws closed the game out on a 16-6 run to give them their 10th win in 11 games.

Here's a look at Waters and 2019 first-round pick Romeo Langford’s best highlights, and their final stat lines.

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TREMONT WATERS

Tremont with the fake & finish! #CrustaceanNation pic.twitter.com/SnECqj9s3Z

— Maine Red Claws (@maineredclaws) January 25, 2020

Tremont said N🚫! #CrustaceanNation pic.twitter.com/oUbUhb0AnL

— Maine Red Claws (@maineredclaws) January 25, 2020

Tremont 💦 #CrustaceanNation pic.twitter.com/Wl2nGIMlzk

— Maine Red Claws (@maineredclaws) January 25, 2020

As usual, the rookie from LSU — who grew up in New Haven, just an hour north of the Knicks’ arena in White Plains, N.Y. — was one of Maine’s steadiest. With an effective field goal percentage of 63 and a 2-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio, he took command when the Claws needed him most. He finished with 21 points and six rebounds, all of them defensive.

ROMEO LANGFORD

2⃣+1⃣ @yeahyeah22 #CrustaceanNation pic.twitter.com/EjAvs2CWvV

— Maine Red Claws (@maineredclaws) January 25, 2020

It wasn’t a pretty night for Langford, who started the evening 2 for 10 from the floor and finished 33 percent shooting for 14 points. But despite the lack of stat sheet appeal, he was a team-high plus-14 in 33 minutes.

After Waters, the two most productive nights belonged to Yante Maten and Kaiser Gates. Maten, the former SEC Player of the Year at Georgia, was 8 for 12 from the floor for a team-high 23 points and nine rebounds despite being a team-worst minus-6. Gates was 3 for 8 from three-point range and a plus-10, finishing with 15 points and six rebounds.

The Red Claws are now 8-1 in January, good enough for second in the G League’s Eastern Conference. Optimism continues to bloom with this young but talented roster.

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