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Top 5 Boston Celtics Games From 2014-15 Season

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Top 5 Boston Celtics Games of 2014-15

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The 2014-15 season was one of growth for both Brad Stevens and the Boston Celtics. Projected as a lottery-bound team before the season started, the Celtics fought hard night in and night out and consistently outworked teams en route to an unexpected playoff appearance. They gave fans a reason to tune in each and every night. Let's take a look at the top five Celtics games from this past year.

5. Dec. 8 at Washington Wizards (Loss 133-132 2OT)

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5. Dec. 8 at Washington Wizards (Loss 133-132 2OT)

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Despite losing the game, this was one of the more entertaining and exciting games of the year for Boston. The team rallied from 23 points down in the second half and forced overtime on an Evan Turner buzzer-beating three. It was also the coming out party for Marcus Smart. He poured in 23 points off the bench, went toe to toe with John Wall and gave the Celtics a glimpse of just how bright his future is.

4. Mar. 11 vs. Memphis Grizzlies (Win 95-92)

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4. Mar. 11 vs. Memphis Grizzlies (Win 95-92)

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Despite getting dominated inside by one of the best frontcourt duos in the Western Conference, the Celtics hung in there. In a back and forth game with 14 lead changes, the final one came on a miraculous three-point play by Marcus Smart. A couple possessions later, a clutch Avery Bradley jumper helped the Celtics hang on. The signature win opened the eyes of Celtics fans as they realized that the team had turned a corner.

3. Mar. 4 vs. Utah Jazz (Win 85-84)

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3. Mar. 4 vs. Utah Jazz (Win 85-84)

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The Celtics held a nine-point lead early in the fourth quarter only to see the Jazz come storming back. When Gordon Hayward sank a jumper with a little over one second left, the Celtics seemed headed for heartbreak. After two timeouts, Brad Stevens drew up a perfect play. Marcus Smart lobbed a beautiful pass into Tyler Zeller who laid the ball off the glass as time expired and the Celtics escaped with a victory.

2. Apr. 4 at Toronto Raptors (Win 117-116 OT)

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2. Apr. 4 at Toronto Raptors (Win 117-116 OT)

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The end of regulation saw Evan Turner sink a series of clutch baskets, only to have DeMar DeRozan answer every time and send the game to overtime. Late in OT, Marcus Smart and Lou Williams traded a pair of cold-blooded three-pointers. Down one with less than five seconds left, Isaiah Thomas lost the basketball, only to see Smart scoop it up, lay it in at the buzzer and give the Celtics a hard-fought victory against the first-place Raptors.

1. Feb. 11 vs. Atlanta Hawks (Win 89-88)

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1. Feb. 11 vs. Atlanta Hawks (Win 89-88)

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In the final game before the All-Star break, the Celtics were outclassed for the first three quarters of this game. Yet the team rallied back from a 14 point fourth-quarter deficit, and Evan Turner's floater with less than a second left gave them their first lead of the game and a win over the top team in the Eastern Conference. The team went on to win 20 of their final 31 games and earn an improbable playoff berth.

Derek McVay is a writer for RantSports.
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