"It was maybe a little hard to remember by the end of the night when the Celtics were putting the finishing elbow smash on a 122-103 victory over Indiana and the guys in the control booth were searching for a hip-hop version of "Happy Days are Here Again."

It may have gotten lost in the euphoria of Gino's second appearance of 2010 on the big board.

But this was actually a game for a while.

The Celtics led by a single point with a little more than a minute left in the first quarter. Indiana, loser in 11 of its last 14 games, was running step for step on the scoreboard.

The people in the seats had to be wondering whether a good Pacers gust might blow their heroes into the Charles yet again. Hey, if New Jersey could do it, then all possibilities were on the table.

Until Nate Robinson said no.

Robinson entered with 1:06 left in the opening period and decided this should be a rout. He stole Indy's inbounds pass after Marquis Daniels hit a turnaround, and he drilled a 3-pointer from the left wing."