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You can cancel the apocalypse, the Celtics are going to be fine. After hours of analysis I've identified the reason the offense has struggled … they aren't making shots. Boston's starters are all shooting below their career averages, and thinking that will continue for an entire season is the same as thinking Earth is the only life-bearing planet in a universe of 100 billion stars. Continue to Article

October 24, 2018 10:14:am EST

A rivalry has always felt like an essential part of fandom to me, but the Sixers have lacked one for decades and there's been a void in my Sixers-loving heart. Who were Sixers fans supposed to hate my whole life? There are only faint glimmers in my brain of watching Allen Iverson and the 2001 Sixers in the NBA Finals. Continue to Article

October 24, 2018 10:12:am EST

Admit it: the Sixers had you fooled. When JJ Redick absorbed a foul and still made that rainbow three-pointer to take a lead over the Detroit Pistons with 5.6 seconds remaining in overtime, you thought things would be different. Griffin tacked on the free throw of his career-high 50-point night to hand the Sixers a thrilling, yet gut-wrenching, 133-132 loss (see observations). Continue to Article

October 24, 2018 1:52:am EST

One of the biggest storylines coming into the 2018-19 season centered on how the Boston Celtics' reserves would react to potentially diminished roles this season, especially those shifting from starting gigs during last year's postseason run to backup minutes with the return of All-Stars Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward. The day after logging a mere 15 minutes in Boston's head-shaking loss to the visiting Orlando Magic, Terry Rozier was asked about the difficulty of embracing a fluid role this season. Continue to Article

October 23, 2018 11:55:pm EST

Beat L.A.? Boston teams have a lot -- as in, a lot -- of experience doing just that in the postseason.The Red Sox-Dodgers World Series is the 20th playoff matchup between teams from Boston and Los Angeles in the four major sports. And to this point, it Continue to Article

October 23, 2018 11:30:am EST