Or at least, rough compared to what many fans of the team thought they would be seeing from Boston at this point in the season.

The trendy thing to point to as a concern for the Celtics is the high volume of shots from beyond the arc they shoot

Are the Boston Celtics still a top-three team in the NBA so far this season? At present, the Celtics have one of the best records in the league, but have also dropped some games to high-profile opponents in high leverage games -- as well as others against opponents that had no business losing to.

BOSTON – The Orlando Magic and Boston Celtics do battle for the second time this season Friday evening. Tipoff between the two Eastern Conference foes is at 7 p.m. ET from TD Garden. Each team will be looking to bounce back after uncharacteristic losses. But, one team will be much healthier when attempting to do so.

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Cleveland and Oklahoma City are on pace to win 73 and 70 games, respectively, and will face each other for the first time this season on Wednesday night. Asked what he said to officials, Mazzulla responded that he was giving holiday wishes to the crew.