C's Clich Playoff Spot With Win #47!

It's sweet enough to be the first NBA team to nail down a post-season berth, but to do it against their chief roadblock to the Finals (a 90-78 win over Detroit) is even sweeter.

While Kevin Garnett's season-high 31 points grabbed the limelight, the win was also attributable to 20 rebounds by Kendrick Perkins and 16 stunning points by point guard Rajon Rondo.

The Cs and Pistons fought through a physical fourth quarter that is likely to foreshadow the playoff tilt to come.