Benched Celtics forward Vin Baker claims that his recent play is just a midesason slump and vowes to regain his starting spot from Walter McCarty.

"I don't think I've played as well as I did the first half of the season," said Baker, who played seven scoreless minutes last night. "Every player goes through that. Every player goes through slumps. I've got to get it back. It's just about getting on the floor and getting back to doing the things I do best.