The Celts' defense – you know, the one that died not long ago in Indiana – was reborn in TD Garden in a breakout game against one of the East's best teams. How good were they? Put it this way: The Cs took a team with the league's #12 offense and made them look much worse than the league's worst team. That good.
The Celtics have competed in every game they've played so far. They've lost three, but they were close in each one. Boston fans have felt all along that this team was a lot better than its record, that it was due for a breakout.