Updated: April 22, 2009, 2:30 PM ET

Hollinger's Gems: April 22, 2009

Celtics dealt another blow, Magic ride bench for too long and Dirk is struggling

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Hollinger By John Hollinger
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1. That was a riveting win by the Celtics on Monday night & but it's hard for me to say it was a really encouraging one going forward. For the second straight game, Boston looked like a shell of the defensive team it was during the regular season, and I have to question how well that's going to travel when the series shifts to Chicago on Thursday.

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