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Although the Celtics narrowly escaped with a one-point victory over the last-place Pelicans, the conversation during Joe Mazzulla’s press conference Sunday night was mostly about the struggles the Celtics have been going through recently.

Here’s a quick sampling of the questions:

Why don’t the Celtics look like they did last year?

What’s up with the slow starts?

Is the poor shooting just bad luck, or a sign of bigger struggles?

What did you see on the play when your starting point guard almost cost the team the…