Thanks for choosing Felger and Maz to entertain.

There's no reason to touch it.

And inform you in the afternoon.

I think your cheeks were a little loose.

985, the Sports Hub.

12.70 go.

Mavericks have to get across half court, and our business here will be concluded.

And the Celtics will drop back to 500 through 20 games.

So many surprise teams, particularly in the Western Conference, in the NBA,

which means there are some teams that have not performed up to expectations,

and the Celtics are near or at the top of that list.

Beaten here in Dallas, the Celtics again dropped back to 500.

The final score, Dallas 113, Boston 104.

And they're in New Orleans tonight.

They lose.

They're below 500.

Twenty one games into the season.

At what point do you say that's what they are?

At what point do you say that? Again, I keep going to Gary Washburn and the Globe who says they're going to be a fourth or fifth. They're going to fight to be a fourth or fifth seed all season long. That's what they are. Season's now about 25% over and averages what they are and may be this season. They would now have to go 40 and 22 the rest of the way just to get 50 wins. They will be fighting for a fourth or fifth seed the rest of the season. It's no longer early. I mean, the way Brad Stevens was talking after the loss against the Knicks on Wednesday, it's almost like he's already waived the white flag. Like, maybe this is what we are. Like, that was stunning to me. His press conference on Wednesday night was like, wow.

And he's been saying this since the preseason.

So maybe he's known all along.

All along.

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