emptythebench.com - 4/20/2008
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It’s not like the Boston Celtics needed any further motivation heading into the postseason.
After adding All-Star veterans Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett last summer and stripping their club of over half of its promising-but-unproven talent in the process, the Celtics instantly transformed themselves from one of the NBA’s youngest and least successful teams into one of its top contenders.
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