The Boston Celtics were dominant on their run to an NBA championship last season, finishing the year 80-21 overall when you combine their regular season and playoff record. Their title defense hasn’t been as easy thus far. Boston is just 8-8 over its last 16 games after falling to the Atlanta Hawks, 119-115, in overtime on Saturday night.
Boston is the league’s most three-point heavy team in terms of shot profile, and the shots haven’t been falling quite as frequently during this rough stretch. That was again the case against Atlanta, as the Celtics only made 15-of-52 shots (28.8 percent) from deep. Beyond the shooting variance, Boston just
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