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Celtics declined to play defense against LeBron James

This is a weird strategy.

Listen, I know that LeBron James is a force to be reckoned with. But the Celtics could have at least tried to play some defense here? Instead, they all just stared at each other while LeBron walked down the lane. Literally.

Both teams said this wasn’t a big game coming into tonight even though they’re fighting for the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. But maybe the Celtics could pretend they care.

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