Two out of three ain't bad

The Celtics squandered another first half lead Tuesday night, falling to the Jazz in Salt Lake City.  With the loss, the C's end their three game road swing, with a solid 2-1 mark, and head for the TD Garden for a much needed home-stand.  While some of the more reactionary fans will (again) be jumping off the bandwagon this morning, I really didn't have a problem with the loss.  That was close to a playoff atmosphere, and I thought the Celtics responded well in the first half, and simply looked gased in the second.  Utah was bound to make a run, and they did at the start of the third.  From that point, the Jazz were getting a lot more calls, and the momentum never swung back in the green team's favor.  Simply based on the eye test, the Celtics played hard in this game and look like their continuing to improve.  The upcoming six game home-stand gives this team a chance to establish a dominant home-court before the playoffs.  There are some inferior teams coming to town during this stretch, but the biggest test will likely come tomorrow, when Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, and The Denver Nuggets come to town.