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Celtics vs. Warriors is as enticing as it gets in the regular season

Celtics vs. Warriors is as enticing as it gets in the regular season

Just what we all need: a 10 p.m. game to throw our sleep cycles even more out of whack. But this isn’t any late game. This is Celtics-Warriors – a matchup that never seems to disappoint.

When it comes to the regular season, it doesn’t get any better. The Kings game later in the week may not quite be worth sacrificing some sleep, but this one definitely is.

The Celtics (41-28) have won five of six and the Warriors (47-22) four in a row after an uncharacteristically cold stretch. Regardless of how each team is doing coming in, the intensity and execution always seem to increase whenever they meet.

In the last 15 meetings, since they became the Warriors in 2014-15, the Celtics are 8-7 against Golden State. Even when one team has had less talent at various points since, the result often seems to be somewhat of a toss-up. Eleven of those 15 games have been decided by five points or fewer and it often comes down to the final few possessions.

Earlier this season in December, the…

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