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Officiating is always under the microscope in sports. That's because if an official is being noticed, it means a call has been made, and chances are 50% of the people watching the game are displeased to say the least.

Through the first six games, things look quite similar to the regular season. Boston has won 83% of its games, owns a +103 scoring differential and has an average margin of victory of 20.6ppg in their five wins.

While the Celtics are expected to dispatch of the Cavs with little trouble, after surviving a near-collapse, the Bruins are almost playing with house money after advancing to the second round for the fist time in three years. Boston is + odds to win the series at +155.

If the Cavaliers win tonight's game, the Eastern Conference Semifinals would begin Sunday in Boston. If the Magic win tonight and force a Game 7 vs. Cleveland (SUN in Cleveland), the ECSF would then begin Tuesday in Boston.

Can the Celtics still win the title if any member of their Big 6 goes down? And after Tatum, who is most crucial to Boston's championship aspirations?

It's set to be a busy weekend at the T.D. Garden with both the Bruins and Celtics beginning their postseason quests roughly 17 hours apart.

In the last four years, we have seen the three biggest professional sports leagues in this country institute drastic changes to their respective postseason formats.

As a golf junkie, this is one of the best weekends on the sports calendar and will account for the vast majority of my sports viewing habits over the course of the next three days.

It's tough to get much worse than the situation in Oakland, but there are a few contenders around the pro sports landscape doing their best to do anything but put a winning product on the field.

Between D-White, Porzingis and Holiday, only Kristaps is on the books for next year. Which two are most important for the Celtics to lock up in an attempt to own the East for years to come?