The Celtics' schedule thus far can best be described as insulation. Five of their first seven games have been on parquet, and in the long and foreboding NBA winter, one must gather the warmth while they can.

The Celts essentially slipped another arm into their overcoat with last night's 101-93 victory over the Indiana Pacers. And it was Joe Johnson who picked out the wool number and threw another log onto the fire for good measure.