"The Celtics have a brutally difficult start to the season, especially for a team with so much change, and they were in real danger of digging themselves a nasty hole after they lost a winnable game against the 76ers in the opener. Losing to the Knicks and Pistons weren't problematic results in a vacuum, but with two three-games-in-four-nights stretches and contests against championship contenders on the horizon, the Celtics had a chance to go winless or 1-6 in their first seven games."
"Of course the Celtics can win if they make 3-pointers, and of course they can win if they mitigate (albeit not eliminate) the damage done on the offensive glass. But seeing those things in practice against a better team is a reminder that the Celtics - for all of the myriad problems with their Island-of-Misfit-Toys roster - still do have a lot of really good players, and good players can win games against great teams even if the roster construction isn't perfect."
The Celtics built a double-digit lead early and held it through much of the second half in a 125-105 win over the Cavaliers. The victory eased the threat of a disastrous early-season run and left the team positioned to climb to 3-4 or even 4-3 with upcoming wins. The game illustrated that successful three-point shooting and limiting offensive-rebound damage enable wins against better teams. Despite roster holes and an unsettled identity, the roster still contains many high-quality players capable of beating strong opponents.
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