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For Ray Allen, there's no greener pasture than Boston

By John Powers

 |  Globe Staff  

  December 23, 2011

He could have shaken Danny Ainge’s hand last spring, thanked him for four good years in green and moved on to another city and another challenge. The Celtics were coming off a truncated season, a lockout was looming, and exit visas seemed possible for several players. But Ray Allen has been around the league long enough - 15 seasons with another starting Sunday - to know when he’s comfortably situated.

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