NEW YORK — After visiting the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse on Tuesday, the 19-2 Celtics invade our nation's capital on Thursday. Given the way they're playing, David Stern has canceled the remainder of the season, called off the playoffs and ordered them to go straight to the White House.

Night after night Rajon Rondo is the Celtics' MVP, the one whose creativity integrates the three All-Stars into a seamless, selfless unit. Without him it's "your turn, my turn, his turn" . . . boring and predictable.

Is there another point guard who circles the floor like he does, finding seams and odd angles for his assists?