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.
The trade deadline passed with no recourse. Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge was reasonably happy with the team that this spring will (if things remain static in the Eastern Conference) attempt to win Boston's first playoff series in four years.
"We're not in the business of making a 27-game gain for a long-term price to pay," Ainge said during a post-trade deadline conference call.
The Celtics justified Ainge's faith in the status quo with Sunday's 121-101 win at Denve ...
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Boston Celtics, Danny Ainge Have Chance to Prove No Deal Was the Best Deal
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