Nets win first playoff series since 2014

For the first time since Brooklyn's original Big 3 era, with a trio of former Celtics in Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Jason Terry, the Nets are advancing to the second round of the NBA playoffs. The three aforementioned former stars will always be linked to the infamous trade between Boston and Brooklyn that sent a truckload of first-round draft choices to Beantown in exchange for the aging stars.

.@JHarden13 saw daylight and knew he had to THROW. DOWN.

🎥 @MaimonidesMC Play of the Game pic.twitter.com/jIjyEJvvmo

— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) June 2, 2021

Flash forward seven years and it's the Nets making a deep playoff run and the Celtics with another exit and no NBA Finals berths to show for all the draft picks and maneuverings of Danny Ainge. Brooklyn has a long way to go if it hopes to climb to the top of the Eastern Conference mountain, but the 4-1 series win over Boston has to have fans of the Nets smiling and getting the last laugh in this Atlantic division rivalry.