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The Celtics’ Offense Reverts To Normal

by Mike Prada
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The Celtics were 24th in the NBA in offensive efficiency this year, and despite that, they had scored quite easily against the Heat ever since Game 2. In the first quarter? Sixteen points, 28 percent from the field, just four free throws.

Everything reverts to the mean.

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