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Biggest reason for Celtics' latest problems is painfully obvious

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The Celtics haven't gotten good enough production from Jaylen Brown and Derrick White over the past week.

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It starts at the top, as they say. For the Boston Celtics, the top simply hasn’t been as sharp over the past week or so. The Cs played some inspired basketball on the West Coast to start 2026 on the right foot. They ripped off a 4-1 record on their season-long road trip, and looked like they might be immortal.