I figured it out

[Kestas <kkv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The Celtics are not really struggling. They're just trying to sink to the 
8th seed by tanking games  so that they meet the one team in the 1st round 
they can beat - the Pistons. There is also a nice contingency plan in that, 
if they miss their target and sink too low, they enter the Lebron/Darko 
sweepstakes. You just can't lose by losing right now, if you're the Celtics.
Kestas

PS Speaking of Lebron, did anyone watch him in the McDonald's game? The kid 
can pass, that's for sure.