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Quick, authoritative ball movement is the Boston Celtics' recipe for success

The key to victory for the Boston Celtics isn't much of a secret: it's good ball movement. The Celtics are 6-2 in games they assist on over 60% of their made field goals. But they're only 3-5 when they assist on 60% or less.

The Celtics unsurprisingly score more points when the ball is flashing around the court. In those games with over 60% of assisted field goals, they score 107.5 points per game, compared to just 97.5 points per game in the others.

"We gotta play as a team. We did a really good job of that tonight on both ends," Brad Stevens said after Boston's supremacy over Washington.