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The Boston Celtics set the tone for their playoff run with a lopsided Game 1 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.

Boston commenced the first-round series with a 123-91 win at TD Garden. Sunday's triumph couldn't have gone much better for the Eastern Conference's No. 2 seed.

Jayson Tatum continued to show a resounding lack of rust from last year's Achilles tear, leading the charge with 25 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. Not to be upstaged, Jaylen Brown delivered 26 points in 30 minutes.

It was far from a two-man show. Neemias Queta made all five field goals and three of four free throws to score 13 points in 15 minutes. Sam Hauser nailed four three-pointers, and Payton Pritchard recorded 12 points and six assists off the bench.

The Celtics didn't trail once on Sunday, and they quickly jumped to a double-digit lead with a 14-2 run in the first quarter. Boston outscored Philadelphia in each quarter, leading 33-18 after the opening period.

A methodical Celtics offense made half of their 90 field goals, with Tatum and Brown going a combined 20-of-38. Boston drained 16 three-pointers, but Philadelphia went an anemic 4-of-23 from downtown.

The 76ers couldn't get much going without Joel Embiid, who remains sidelined after undergoing an emergency appendectomy. Adem Bona tallied as many fouls as points (three) in the starting lineup, and backup center Andre Drummond scored two points in 21 minutes.

Boston will look to take a commanding 2-0 series lead when hosting Philadelphia on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

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