Celtics Rediscovering Identity Over Five-Game Winning Streak
The Celtics' bench guys had plenty to celebrate tonight. - Jared
Wickerham  Nine days ago, the Celtics were on a losing skid; now
they're rolling. Avery Bradley's return has set off a chain
reaction through the starting five and the second unit alike,
leading to five straight wins, including tonight's romp over
Houston.  There's something fundamentally different about these
Celtics. Watching them now, it's difficult to believe they're
the same team who, just nine days ago, sat at 14-17, outside the
East playoff picture and looking in. That group was battered,
bruised and disillusioned; this team has won five consecutive
games, against good teams, and rather convincingly at that.  The
Jan. 11 Celtics are nothing like the Jan. 2 club. This team has
spirit. They have competitiveness. They have -- at long last --
an identity.  Sure, "identity" is usually a useless, insipid
buzzword in sports. It's revisionism -- good teams have identity
because they're