Buoyed by Stellar Defense, the Celtics are Turning it Around

After a rough start to the year, the Boston Celtics seem to be rounding into form. Sure, this seems like a weird time to write an article considering they’re 1-2 on their road trip right now, but context is key. After suffering a loss due to the Utah Jazz turning into the greatest shooting team in NBA history (Utah made 27 threes, a record against the Celtics all-time), they went into Portland and trounced a tough Blazers team 145-117, who was 10-2 at home at the time, and then succumbed to the Lakers last night 117-102.

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