The Celtics are the sixth franchise to grab the No1 seed in the East in the past six seasons – Chicago did in 2012, followed by Miami, Indiana, Atlanta, Cleveland and now Boston. All those false injury breaks and convenient lavatory breaks, when losing, suggest otherwise. Rooney, as the face of a conservative franchise in a conservative league, had never been one to celebrate his politics. And Wade, in his first season with the Bulls, is going to the playoffs for the 12th time.