A month ago it seemed like the Celtics were going to run away with the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. But they have only won 3 of their last 10 games and don’t look now but the Raptors are only 4.5 games behind them. They have also fallen to fourth in the Eastern Conference. Part of the problem is the Celtics have been playing poorly at home as they are 13-8 there this season. The good news is that they are 16-8 on the road this year. They need a little more out of the offense as they are averaging 99.1 points per game but they are still tough on D allowing only 93.8 points per game. I think the Celtics will need to monitor the minutes that Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnestt get in the second half of the season because these guys are getting a little long in tooth.