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Defense, bench, Rondo show way

By Chris Forsberg

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

A trio of thoughts after the Celtics improved to 5-0 with a 105-74 thrashing of the 76ers on Tuesday night at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia. Defensive dominance: Three nights after the 76ers hung 141 points on the Knicks in an overtime victory at New York, the Celtics limited Philadelphia to nearly half that output. The Sixers, who entered the game as the highest-scoring team in the Eastern Conference (115.3 points per game), were limited to 36.3 percent shooting from the floor (29-for-80 ...

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