The Celtics didn't merely end their mini-slump last night at the FleetCenter. They blew it up.

Paced by their most balanced scoring distribution of the season, the Celtics were never challenged in a 104-90 dismantling of the Detroit Pistons. The victory ended a two-game losing streak for the Celtics and softened the blow of losses in 3-of-4 games dating back to their rock-bottom performance last Friday against Miami.

How good was it for the Celtics? The hosts placed six players in double figures in scoring - and Antoine Walker wasn't one of them. The Celtics frontcourt star, playing despite a severe case of tendinitis in his right knee, finished with five points on 1-for-14 shooting.