The Celtics' three-game losing streak elicits various levels of concern, ranging from the unperturbed perspective of coach Doc Rivers to the better-now-than-in-the-playoffs opinion of Gary Payton. Absent is any sense of panic or despair. (Full article: 736 words)

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