New Jersey (19-19) at Boston (31-9) 7:30 p.m. EST

BOSTON (Ticker) -- It hasn't been smooth, but the Boston Celtics
have finally put together back-to-back wins.

The will be looking to take advantage of another division
opponent when they face the New Jersey Nets on Wednesday.

After suffering through a season-high, four-game losing streak
and a 2-7 stretch starting on December 25, Boston finally put a
pair of wins together on Sunday and Monday, sweeping a
home-and-home series with the Toronto Raptors.

While some of the problems that plagued them during their slide
have yet to be resolved - starting slow and failing to finish
opponents off and too many turnovers at the top of the list -
the Celtics at least still hold their dominance over the rest of
the Atlantic Conference.

Ray Allen did the damage with 36 points in Sunday's win at
Toronto and Paul Pierce shouldered the scoring load with 39
points in Monday's 115-108 overtime victory over the Raptors
that moved Boston's record to 8-1 against Atlantic opponents and
19-2 at home.

The Celtics set a club record with 22 points in overtime and
Kevin Garnett added 20 points and 12 rebounds on Monday.

The Nets bumped their record back to .500 with an overtime win
of their own on Monday. taking down the Oklahoma City Thunder,
103-99. Rookie center Brook Lopez led the charge with 31 points
and 13 rebounds and Vince Carter poured in 21 - the fifth
straight game he has scored at least 20.

It was the fourth time in the last nine games that New Jersey
has advanced to overtime, and the third time in that span that
it has picked up a win.