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Basketball; Parquet Patter; This Week in NBA History; NBA Notes Celts lacking D-sire Do you ever wonder why Celtics coach Rick Pitino talks incessantly about the virtues of defense? His team's inability to win on the road is Exhibit A. While putting together an abysmal 4-17 record away from the FleetCenter, the Celtics have proven time and again they are energized by their offensive exploits. A few easy transition baskets and they can look like world-beaters at the other end of the court. But any kind of a scoring drought appears to break the team's spirit too easily, leading to a steady decline in intensity at the defensive end. This is unacceptable behavior for a team with postseason aspirations. A continuation of that mindset in the early stages of the second-half schedule will have the Celtics gearing for another draft lottery appearance in June. Pitino knows that. He watched his team roll out the red carpet for Charlotte (52 percent shooting), Miami (55 percent) and Orlando (60 percent) on a disastrous
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