Given the Celtics' storied history, a five-game winning streak is hardly the stuff of major headlines. But given their recent history, it's just about front-page news. The Celtics will try to make it six in a row tonight when they host the Phoenix Suns at the FleetCenter.

``We need to keep things going in this direction, especially at home where we haven't really been as efficient as we could have been so far,'' said Celtics point guard Kenny Anderson, a major contributor in the run. ``We've felt all along we were good enough to be a playoff team, but you have to go out and prove it - game in and game out.

``You don't rest on a hot streak. You try to build off of it. Keep the good times rolling.''