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Power Rankings: C's climb to No. 24

The Boston Celtics, after spending the past week in the basement of the ESPN.com NBA Power Rankings, moved up six spots to No. 24 in this week's edition.

Writes curator Marc Stein: "Three Ws in a row after Brad Stevens takes Avery Bradley off the ball and with Kelly Olynyk only so-so so far? Jeff Green up to 7-for-11 lifetime on go-ahead or game-tying shots with less than five ticks to go in regulation or OT after slaying Miami? Next you'll tell me Gerald Wallace is happy."

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