Streak Busters!

There are no more hills to climb between now and the play-offs. Your Boston Celtics have pretty much done it all. As WEEI's Michael Holley has said, they are now the prohibitive favorites to win the team's 17th NBA Championship.

They have faced the steel of the league and come through fine. And now, they have ended the second-longest winning streak in NBA history on the road.

By thrashing the Houston Rockets 94-74, the Green have now answered all the questions. They can beat anyone. Are you stacked with All-Stars? We can beat you. Are you super hot? We can beat you.

Kevin Garnett scored 22 points and Captain Paul Pierce added 20, as the C's pulled away big time in the second half. In fact, they held the Rockets to only 34 points in Quarters 3 and 4.

Is this fun, or what?

Comeback? We ARE Back!

If you had any doubt that this edition of your Boston Celtics was for real, it's now official in the wake of their 93-91 come from way behind win against the San Antonio Spurs. People, the Celtics are 40 games over .500 now. In the recent past, 40 total wins would have been a successful season. Holy Jungle Jim Luscutoff!

Newcomer Sam Cassell was the highlight reel champion with a clutch 3-pointer to put the C's up in the 4th Quarter, but this was a purely Red-like team effort. Paul Pierce got 22 points, Rajon Rondo (increasingly the point guard of the present) got 20, and the aforementioned Cassell had 17. Oh, and that Garnett guy, he netted 21 with 8 boards.

This is the part of the C's schedule that critics said would test their mettle—facing the iron of the NBA as they approach the Playoff Holy Land. "Playoffs?" You betcha!

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.