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It’s been a trying season for the Boston Celtics. Ditto for Kemba Walker on a personal level.
His season started late, and his re-emergence coincided with a slide down the standings. He has been unable to compete in back-to-backs, and his $34 million salary has seemed tough to justify at times.
That script has been flipped several times over in the last few weeks.
Walker is rewriting the narrative here late in the season, topping 32 points for the third time in his last four appearances and scoring a career-high 33 points in a poor effort from the Cs in a 121-99 loss last night against the Chicago Bulls.