Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Celtics Get Back to Winning Ways


The Celtics ended a subpar Western Conference road trip with a convincing victory over the Los Angeles Clippers last night 104-76. After dropping the first 3 games of the trip, the men in green rallied and won their last two games, turning a 3 game losing streak into a 2 game winning streak.

I know the detractors were getting ready to fire up their laptops and email their friends, ready to say "I told you so" after the C's jumped out to the best record in the NBA. However, you cannot forget that before these last few losses, the C's were undefeated in the much more competitive Western Conference.

Sure, the C's may have been slowed by fatigue and injuries, but that shouldn't stop them from a strong spring of playoff basketball. If Ray Allen can play with a bit more consistency, and KG can return to 100%, the C's will have no problem navigating through the serene Eastern Conference. The only teams I see giving the Celtics problems are the Pistons, due to their experience and the new-look Cleveland Cavaliers, whose roster was considerably upgraded thanks to a 3 team trade last week.

The C's should be able to bounce back and use this (gasp) 2 game losing streak as motivation to silence haters as they march towards number 17.

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