Hoping to distance themselves from a disappointing West Coast trip, the Celtics staged an entertaining homecoming party last night at the FleetCenter, running the Orlando Magic off the parquet, 110-94.

Antoine Walker collected 30 points, nine assists and six rebounds to lead the Celtics, who won their seventh straight game at home and added a new wrinkle in the process. They spared themselves the usual drama of allowing an opponent back into a lopsided game, running out to a 23-point third-quarter lead and closing out the Magic by the early stages of the fourth.

Shaking off the ill-effects of a sprained right foot suffered at practice on