The Boston Celtics are the first NBA team to clinch a playoff spot, riding Kevin Garnett to down Detroit Wednesday night thus ending a two-year streak of watching the playoffs on TV. It’s a great turnaround, one which we discuss in today’s Daily Dose.

J.R. Smith is canning them from deep; LeBron James made an MVP statement in MSG; Tracy McGrady is leading the Yao-less, but still scorching Rockets; Michael Redd took a head butt to the nose; Chauncey Billups kept the Pistons close for a while; and Kendrick Perkins is looking valuable suddenly.

Perhaps you live Germany and love both Dirk Nowitzki and David Hasselhoff, but are having problems with Google. Fear not. We’ve got you covered with all the fantasy news fit to print in today’s Dose.

Larry Hughes led the Bulls to victory while Captain Kirk watched from the bench. (Gus Chan/The Plain Dealer) Should Kirk Hinrich owners be worried? Captain Kirk is having a week from hell, capped by a benching in the second-half Wednesday as he could only watch while Larry Hughes led a Bulls’ rally. In today’s Daily Dose, [...] more

Jason Kidd’s second stint with the Dallas Mavericks launched last night, but Chris Paul stole the show. If Chris Paul was trying to make a statement, he couldn’t have done it in a more appropriate fashion, torching the Dallas Mavericks and defending NBA MVP Dirk Nowitzki for a near triple-double Wednesday night. It was an impressive [...] more

Does anyone have any more doubts about whether Monta Ellis is going to be a serious star in the NBA? He’s absolutely on fire of late, a streak culminating in last night’s dominating, 37-point effort to lead the Warriors past Phoenix. We’ve got the whole story in today’s Daily Dose. Just when you thought Jason Kidd [...] more

Ever since Kyle Korver arrived in Utah, the Jazz has been almost unbeatable. Have you see how hot the Jazz is since acquiring Kyle Korver on December 29? I’m not saying he’s the reason, but his recent play definitely makes him someone to think about picking up off the waiver wire. Find out more about Utah’s [...] more