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Boston Celtics: Measuring the Panic Meter 9-9 Start

Boston Celtics fans and analysts alike are growing uneasy with where this team is at through 18 games of play. Are these feelings of discontent reasonable, or is there a bit of a case of over dramatization in play here?

At surface level, the play of this team reasonably merits some unrest. The Celtics are ranked 24th in the NBA in points per game (105.8) and 27th In shooting percentage (47.2%). They take over 36 three pointers per contest, yet rank in the bottom 33% of the league in three-point percentage (34.