On the subject of the Celtics' struggle for consistency, Paul Pierce may have the right perspective. Following Boston's 111-98 come-from-behind win at Milwaukee Saturday night, the captain said, "We just want longer better stretches than longer bad stretches." It doesn't have the ring of a motivational slogan, but it fits for Boston. Against the Bucks, the Celtics followed an abysmal ... (Full article: 706 words)

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