The Boston Celtics do not have as much talent as they did last season.

That's what happens when you lose Jrue Holiday, Kristaps Porzingis, Al Horford and Luke Kornet in one offseason. And they also have had to deal with losing a perennial first team All-NBA player in Jayson Tatum to an Achilles injury .

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When you don't have as much talent as some of the opponents you play, the work ethic has to increase. You have to outwork and outhustle the other team. You need to win every 50-50 ball, set good screens, rebound well, commit to tough defense, get to the free throw line, etc.

Playing hard means doing the little things well. For example, Boston leads the league with 9.2 screen assists per game. The C's also rank No

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