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Doc Rivers already pointing to playoffs

Updated: September 29, 2010, 9:06 AM ET
By Chris Forsberg | ESPNBoston.com

NEWPORT, R.I. -- With a three-hour practice session on Sept. 28, Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers suggested his team had begun preparations for an opponent to be determined on April 15.

There are exactly 200 days between those two dates and, in that span, the Celtics will play 90 games, while mixing in roughly 75 practices. According to Rivers, every moment during that span will be utilized to ensure his team is playing its best possible basketball when the first round of the NBA playoffs ...

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