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Celtics ‘D’ gets burned from too much Suns

Far from perfect in 1st defeat

By Mark Murphy
Saturday, November 7, 2009 - Updated 13d 2h ago
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Every team has a bad matchup out there in the hinterlands.

For the Celtics [team stats], that hellish opponent just might be the Phoenix Suns - an athletic, transition-driven unit that last night was immune to the deepest team in the NBA.

 
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BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD: Paul...
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BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD: Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo try to figure out what went wrong in last night’s loss to the Suns at the Garden.

Herald Pulse

What was the Celtics’ problem of the game in the loss to the Suns?


35% - The Suns set the pace

12% - Poor free-throw shooting

21% - Jason Richardson was on fire

32% - Too many ill-advised threes
Poll Closed: 2009-11-07
Total Votes: 668

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