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How Ime Udoka has already claimed a spot among the All-Time Great Celtic coaches

Boston's nine-game winning streak that was snapped on Wednesday by Detroit, stands out as their best stretch of play this season. But it also put Udoka in rare company among 1st year Celtic coaches

Sherrod Blakely

Feb 18

The Boston Celtics didn’t go into the All-Star break with a double-digit winning streak after coming up short, at home, to the lowly Detroit Pistons, 112-111.

Boston, winners of nine in a row prior to the loss to Detroit, had an eight-point lead (106-98) against the Pistons following a Jayson Tatum dunk, a lead that seemed the beginning of a Celtics run to close out the game and with it, set them up with an ideal 10-game winning streak heading into the break.

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