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The Boston Celtics prepare to face the Toronto Raptors in an upcoming NBA matchup, per the Boston Globe.

Raptors center Fred VanVleet must continue performing at a top-15 level ahead of the game, as noted by Sports Yahoo.

Boston's sports tradition continues with the upcoming Tradition Awards honoring gold medal hockey players and Hall of Fame coaches, according to the Boston Globe.

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What people searched for —

attention, not importance

People were searching for this story in 16 of the 54 countries E14 follows on Google Trends. Rank = its place among the searches that trended in that country within four hours of it.

#2 search in Australia (of 73) · 2K+ · “raptors vs celtics” · Google Trends →#3 search in Mexico (of 50) · 2K+ · “raptors - celtics” · Google Trends →#6 search in Argentina (of 42) · 1K+ · “raptors - celtics” · Google Trends →#9 search in Chile (of 27) · 500+ · “raptors - celtics” · Google Trends →#14 search in France (of 62) · 500+ · “raptors – celtics” · Google Trends →#15 search in Indonesia (of 48) · 200+ · “boston celtics” · Google Trends →

Sources —

3 articles
01bostonglobebostonglobe.com · 11 NovThe Tradition sports awards will honor Boston’s gold medal-winning hockey players, a Hall of Fame coach, and others 02sportssports.yahoo.com · 12 NovPoeltl must continue to be top-15 centre ahead of game vs. Celtics 03bostonglobebostonglobe.com · 12 NovCeltics at Raptors preview: Boston looks to avoid letdown at Toronto

Why E9 —

E9

E14 places every story on a stack of fifteen floors, from the fields under everything to the planet acting as one. This one sits on E9, cultures; the pressure it names: NBA matchup.

Here it turns on cultures: Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors, NBA matchup and Fred VanVleet.

E0 fieldsE7 ecosystemsE14 global
E9 Culturesmain floor

The floor of culture and meaning. In this briefing: Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors, NBA matchup, Fred VanVleet, Tradition Awards, hockey players, Hall of Fame coaches.

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Keep going —

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