Quick Tuesday NBA Playoff Link No. 3: The Quality of Celtics vs. Bulls

Where would you put this series in terms of all-time early-round playoff series right now?

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Through four games, with Game 5 tonight, the Celtics/Bulls first-round tilt is absolutely filthy. ESPN actually made Game 4 "an instant classic." Jeez. Who saw this coming? Everyone was saying "Rockets vs. Blazers!!" and that stinker might get wrapped tonight, convincingly to Houston. So it begs the question: where does this series rank in terms of all-time first/second round tilts? (It's hard to compare a first-round series to the NBA Finals.) You can answer us here if you feel so inclined. For a broader discourse on NBA playoff moments, read/watch this, and for some cool backstory on why this series is especially interesting, read this. Kerosene. Hah. Don't get it? Click the second link.

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