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Ten things I like and don't like, including Boston without Kyrie

We went wild and included 11 things this week.

1. The fightin' Celtics -- and one looming problem

With about 6 minutes, 45 seconds left in the Boston Celtics' stirring win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday -- the injury-ravaged Celtics' third win in eight days over a superior-on-paper Western Conference team -- the Jazz ran an unusual out-of-timeout play designed to spring Donovan Mitchell from the corner while help defenders gawked at decoy action.

Guerschon Yabusele -- Dancin' Bear, seldom-used backup -- sniffed out the play, ignored the planted distraction, jetted down from the foul line, and damn near stuffed Mitchell at the rim.