Division Triple Play

Three straight wins against anyone is a major achievement for your 2006-2007 Boston Celtics. Doing it against three division rivals on the road is a spectacular accomplishment for this still flawed bunch of youngsters.

It's this kind of stretch that makes you shout—like a roundball Al Pacino—"I was out and they pulled me back in". This time the heroes were Ryan Gomes (rumored to the the bait in any Iverson deal) who netted 18 points, and Tony Allen, with 16 points, in the C's 101-81 win over the AI-less Sixers.

Al Jefferson added 13 rebounds in his most important stop on the "Don't Trade Me Tour". Wally Szczerbiak got 14 points in his first game back from injury, while Delonte West (still this blog's favorite Celtic) added 13—along with a dazzling feed to Rajon Rondo in the 4th Quarter.