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Why the Celtics 2nd quarter switch to playing small paid dividends

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Adam Taylor
Nov 24, 2025
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The Celtics won their second game of the season over the Orlando Magic, taking the season series to 2-1. And, while there’s going to be a lot of focus on how the Celtics kept the Magic at bay during their fourth-quarter comeback, I wanted to focus on the second quarter, and how implementing a small-ball rotation 4 minutes in set the foundation for the r…

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