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The Celtics remain one of the league’s finest defensive units with the NBA’s second highest (102.1) defensive rating. But this latest surge has pushed their offensive numbers up the list. In the wake of their 133-point performance in Chicago, they are now 11th in offensive rating (109.1), sixth in assist percentage (62.4), and, in perhaps the truest measure of their rise, third in net rating (7.