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Harden gave Celtics a terrifying reminder they can't afford to ignore

James Harden's late-game heroics gave the Boston Celtics a chance to prove that they can, and have to, win games with grit this season.

James Harden, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, and Joe Mazzulla | Chris Gardner/GettyImages | Maddie Meyer/GettyImages

BOSTON — Slowly but surely, James Harden sucked all the air out of TD Garden on Sunday afternoon. “James has been making shots like that his whole career,” Derrick White said post-game.

What once was a 24-point lead had been whittled down to six. There were 22 seconds left in the game.