The beast was born here. Now the Hawks' road losing streak has reached a point where it rivals this city's John Hancock Tower.

No way the Hawks would avoid their 12th consecutive road loss -- a string which started with a double-overtime loss here in the Fleet Center on Nov. 22.

Not with Jason Terry having more turnovers (six) than points (four). Not with seldom-used Celtics reserve Kedrick Brown beating Shareef Abdur-Rahim and Theo Ratliff to the basket for an offensive rebound. Not with Celtics guard Shammond Williams blocking Dan Dickau's shot without even jumping.

The Hawks did nothing to reverse the losing trend and actually sunk to a new low, posting their worst effort in nearly two years in an 86-66 loss.