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PER Diem: Jan. 7, 2009

By John Hollinger
ESPN.com

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

With five losses in seven games, the obvious question is "What's wrong with Boston?" For starters, we shouldn't make a mountain out of a molehill. Six of the seven games were on the road, none of the losses were one-sided, and the two wins were by a combined 70 points. And given that Boston began the season winning an inordinate number of close games, it was inevitable they were going to drop a couple along the way. Comparing 27-2 to 2-5 makes it seem like a stark difference, but the change in ...

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