was a lost weekend for the Celtics. No two ways about it. They were forced to swallow a difficult loss at home to the Rockets on Friday and an even tougher one the following night at Detroit.


And if their 94-91 loss to the Pistons on Saturday night wasn't demoralizing enough, the Celtics experienced a turbulent flight home during the early morning hours yesterday, circling Hanscom Field twice under white-out conditions before the team charter rerouted to Logan Airport.