The Celtics have to go back a full decade to point to the last time they won three straight against the Knicks.

They have a chance to accomplish just that tonight when they host New York at the FleetCenter after already securing two wins against the Knicks earlier this season.

But as significant as those victories have been, it's how and where the C's have won them - within the intimidating confines of Madison Square Garden - that truly bodes well.

``We're definitely turning things around here,'' co-captain Paul Pierce said after yesterday's workout at The Sports Authority Center in Waltham. ``We are not going to be one of those teams that when