Will the Celtics win the Eastern Conference? I’m still confident

(Editor’s note: I am visiting my buddy tonight who’s on two-week leave from the Peace Corps. Thus, there will be no recap tonight. I apologize in advance.)One day, the boys from the Hangover were celebrating a bachelor’s party. The next, a naked Asian man was trapped in their trunk, Mike Tyson (and his tiger) were their enemies, Stu had married a *****, Doug was lost on top of a roof, the police were after them for stealing a cruiser, and Fat Jesus—err, Alan—had taken a stun gun to the nuts.A lot can change in a day, especially if you accidentally ingest a dosage of Roofies. But my choice for Eastern Conference favorite isn’t one of those things. Even before yesterday, when the Celtics were mired in a “damn, they just lost seven out of 12 games” stretch, I believed the Celtics would win the Eastern Conference. I’m not just a helpless homer who believes in his team whatever the situation, either—okay, maybe I am. But I’...