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Celtics shouldn’t be proud of this win

Exasperated and hardly beaming after a 100-94 overtime victory over the Washington Wizards Wednesday night at TD Garden, Celtics coach Doc Rivers said the best thing was the win itself, nothing more.

The Celtics wanted to get off to a positive start this season, definitely one better than last season’s 5-9 start, during which they looked completely unprepared following the lockout.

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I thought it was a fun game