{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_kinvg5bz6ci34blnqssq","title":"Keys to a bounce-back: Five areas of focus for Celtics entering Game 3","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/keys-to-a-bounce-back-five-areas-of-focus-for-celtics-entering-game-3-kinvg5bz6c","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_kinvg5bz6ci34blnqssq","seq":1417019,"kind":"article","title":"Keys to a bounce-back: Five areas of focus for Celtics entering Game 3","url":"https://www.nbcsportsboston.com/nba/boston-celtics/76ers-game-2-takeaways-game-3-keys/783484","summary":"The Curse of Game 2 continues to haunt the Celtics. Boston fell to 3-5 in its last eight home Game 2 playoff tilts after falling to the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night . The positive spin: Boston dropped early round Game 2s against both Miami and Cleveland in 2024, then finished both series in five games en route to Banner 18. The harsh reality: The Celtics shot themselves in the foot throughout Tuesday’s loss and activated a Sixers team that ought to feel confident as…","published":"2026-10-02T19:36:36Z","seen":"2026-10-02T19:36:36Z","lang":"en","country":"US","source":{"id":"kite-nbcsportsboston-com-bbdece","name":"nbcsportsboston.com","domain":"nbcsportsboston.com"},"via":"kite-nbcsportsboston-com-bbdece","topics":["boston","post"],"authors":["Chris Forsberg"],"entities":[{"id":"Q131371","name":"Boston Celtics","type":"org"}],"image":"https://media.nbcsportsboston.com/2026/04/Jayson-Tatum-USATSI_28780874.jpg?fit=1200,675&quality=85&strip=all","story":"st_kinvg5bz6ci34blnqssq","category":"sport","category_p":0.8799999952316284,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.15000000596046448,"political":0.019999999552965164}]}