Road Warriors

Get out of town! That should be the watchword of the Boston Celtics, who won their fourth straight road game and fifth straight overall in Charlotte on Saturday night. A maddening pattern continued, however, as the Cs lost a 16-point third quarter lead, and managed to hold on by a 102-97 margin. Charlotte actually led by a healthy margin in the fourth quarter, but this newly mature squad came back and took control of the game. The Celtics are the only team in the NBA with a winning road record (6-5) and a losing home record (4-8).

Once again, the Franchise (Paul Pierce) led the way with 35 points (to go along with 38 on Friday night), while Al Jefferson continued his inspired play with 22 points. On the downside, Wally Szczerbiak was again lost to injury (ankle).