It is a sea change in terms of how other teams play against you, getting each club's best shot for at least one game a season, if not all.

Star, a soon-to-be-five-time All-NBA honoree, and a league champion at just age 27, Boston Celtics power forward Jayson Tatum continues to be given relatively short shrift among the league's best players.

The Boston Celtics are set to begin their title defense on Sunday when they host the Orlando Magic at TD Garden in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. After finishing the regular season as the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference, Boston enters the postseason as one of the top contenders to win it all once again.