The moment Tom Brady's two-point conversion attempt was intercepted in the waning moments of the AFC Championship Game, the merciless and mythical 1 billion-watt Klieg light of New England's winter sports scene shifted toward the Boston Celtics and Boston Bruins.
The Celtics did not wilt.
They've responded to the Patriots' season-ending loss in Denver with a nifty 8-2 run that carried the team up through the Feb. 18 trade deadline.
Rumors of deals—big and small—flooded Twitter, Boston talk radio, the pages of both daily newspapers, cable TV shows and multiple websites, including this one.