Showdown in Beantown

He puts it together a lot better then I can. "It seems with every game the NBA's youngest team faces a new test, and is presented with new challenges. That will certainly be the case tonight, as the Trail Blazers take on the Boston Celtics at the TD Banknorth Garden. This is being billed as the matchup of two of the league's hottest teams, even though the Celtics have lost three of their last four. - Since the start of December, the Celtics are 17-4. Over that same span, the Trail Blazers are 18-3, and that includes, of course, losing their first game in December at San Antonio. Boston has also lost two-straight home games, to Charlotte, and Washington. Their home record is now 16-3. The Blazers, as you know, are 17-3 at home. - These teams have had different fortunes on the road, however. The Celtics are 14-3 away from home, and right after Christmas had a very impressive 4-0 trip out west. Boston, against the Western Conference, is 10 and 0, and is 3-0 versus ...