71.   According to Celtics coach Chris Ford, his team has been doing some things well of late.

72.   After all, no team has done a three-peat in the NFL.

73.   After a scoreless first in which neither team did much, the Senators turned on their offense, thanks to some rookie-caliber mistakes.

74.   After what this team has done for the fans and the city in the past three weeks?

75.   All great teams do that.

76.   All last week, their special teams did extra work.

77.   All the good teams do it.

78.   All of us have realistic ideas of what the team can do.

79.   Almost assuredly, no team has done it and lived to think about the NBA Finals, as the Sonics are doing in their private moments this morning.

80.   Both teams did their part to make this game a wild one.