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“Oh, yeah, definitely,” said Kelly Olynyk, who dropped 16 on the Magic and was a plus-29 in just 20 minutes. “I mean, it’s going to be real tough to do the same kind of thing. But we’ve just got to come out with the same kind of energy and play the same way. I mean, if it’s not broke, don’t fix it.”

But despite the final numbers, the Celts are aware, too, that it was a reasonably debatable nine-point game through three quarters.

“It took a little while to kind of break the dam,” said Olynyk. “That means we have to come out with energy right from the jump. You know, they caught us down there last time pretty well. It was pretty early in the season, but that was bad. It’s up there (with the Celtics’ worst losses of the season).”

Celtics notebook: C’s seek Magic-al repeat tonight

With 5 minutes to go in the third quarter Friday night, the Magic had cut Boston’s lead to 6. It was 7 just before Evan Turner beat the buzzer. Even the 12 point lead the Celtics were nursing for the first few minutes of the fourth quarter felt slightly uncomfortable… until the Celtics whipped off a 13-0 run that forced Scott Skiles to call a time out with his team suddenly down 25.

So let’s not look at that final score and remember the game as a blowout. The Celtics had to hold Orlando off for the better part of 39 minutes before taking over the final 9. If the Celtics want to keep this streak going, they’re going to have to come out of the locker room ready for a fight because there’s no way the Magic want to be embarrassed at home. They’re already struggling through a pretty embarrassing stretch, having lost 8 straight games and 12 of their last 13.

But this is a team that was 19-13 and ahead of the 18-14 Celtics in the standings at the time. A lot has changed since then and the Celtics have seemingly righted their ship (we discuss this at length in the last Rainin’ J’s podcast). Orlando isn’t a bad team, though, and they could start righting theirs if the Celtics come out lazy tonight thinking they’re going to just waltz into Amway and be gifted a win. If they pull that crap again, we’ll be looking at another disappointing loss.

Related links: ProJo: C’s looking for more of the same in Orlando

Page 2: This bench is playing out of its mind

Coach Brad Stevens seems to have settled on an effective nine-man rotation. Of course, that means the second group must always include at least one member of the first group. Recently, that has most often been shooting guard Avery Bradley.

Stevens has used two lineups far more than any others recently. The first, obviously, is the starting group, which includes Bradley, Isaiah Thomas, Amir Johnson, Jared Sullinger, and Jae Crowder. In the second unit, Bradley has been joined by Jerebko, Turner, Marcus Smart, and Kelly Olynyk.

In 129 minutes over the last 10 games, the starters have a net rating of minus-3.9, meaning they are being outscored by an average of 3.9 points per 100 possessions. Meanwhile, over that same period the second unit has a net rating of plus-15.1 over 85 minutes.

“There’s times where [the second group is] playing well enough where you want to play them for 18 straight minutes or 16 straight minutes,” Stevens said.

Globe: Celtics’ second unit is becoming first-rate

Remember when the starters were holding down the fort until Isaiah Thomas and the bench could come in and save the day?

Now Thomas is in the starting lineup, but the bench has rounded into very fine shape. 

But it’s the unique Olynyk/Jerebko combo that has really opened up the floor for the Celtics. During this 10-game stretch, both Olynynk and Jerebko have been on fire beyond the 3-point arc, combining to connect on 29 of 51 3-pointers (56.9 percent).

Olynyk, who has made 44.4 percent of his 3-point attempts this season, entered Saturday’s action ranked sixth in the league in 3-point percentage, just a couple spots behind Steph Curry. Jerebko, his minutes inconsistent earlier in the year, is shooting 44.2 percent beyond the arc. He doesn’t have enough attempts to qualify among the league leaders, but, if he did, he would bump Klay Thompson from the top 10 in 3-point percentage.

As I said in the latest podcast, I really do think there’s a direct correlation between a healthy Marcus Smart and the team’s production. Smart’s energy and defense against opposing benches is allowing the C’s to run more with that unit… opening up the corners for Jerebko and the wings for Olynyk.

With those two on the floor, along with Avery Bradley, the C’s are spreading defenses out… allowing Smart and Evan Turner to penetrate more often. Ultimately, Smart can start taking advantage of this and driving more so he can draw some fouls and get to the line.

And, yes, Evan Turner deserves some credit here too. Again, with the floor spread, ET can get to his bread-and-butter… the mid-range jumper. He’s been working that right block a lot too… backing smaller players down, spinning to the baseline, and hitting the fadeaway jumper. Dare I say… Turner might even present a matchup problem in these situations.

That’s how good things are going right now. I’m on a not-hating-Evan Turner streak.

I’ll take it as long as the bench keeps playing like this. Everyone is contributing, and it’s fueling some huge runs and easy wins.

And Finally…

… ESPN tried this illuminated 3 point line thing last night…

OK.. I get it. You want a way for casual fans to see that there’s a 3 being attempted. It’s fine. It’s not obtrusive or anything. And I guess noticing a referee’s hand go up to signal a 3 is being attempted is too much to ask for some people.

But if ESPN REALLY wanted to have fun with it, they should just add the Double Dribble sound effect when guys launch 3’s.

Admit it… you want to see that when Steph Curry goes nuts. I mean, that’s basically him in the video game anyway… how cool would it be to hear that little siren thing and the explosion when it goes in?

The rest of the links:

Globe: Shabazz Napier trying t resurrect career in Orlando  |  CSNNE: Celtics-Magic preview  |  Stevens: transition leads to high percentage shots  |  Blakely’s mid-season awards  |  Ultimate respect shown to Thomas  |  Sullinger jump starts Celtics offense  |  WEEI: Report: C’s inquired about Teague, Horford