Hard to believe that it is that time already. The NBA playoffs are just 10 days away, and with only five games remaining, the Celtics finally appear to be getting their health back, and they can’t get it back soon enough.With two games under his belt, it appears that Tony Allen will have just enough time to get his timing back, as he is most likely to draw the defensive assignments of LeBron James and Kobe Bryant should the Celtics face the Cavs or Lakers. Without James Posey to help Paul Pierce harass the opponents’ best players, Allen will be forced to fill that void.Also on the mend are Leon Powe and Brian Scalabrine. Celtics head coach Doc Rivers cracked a large smile when he told the media that he believes that he “hopes” to have his entire team practice together next week. Just in the nick of time! Of course, the injury most talked about is that of Kevin Garnett, who began working out with the team again this week. Rivers could see the difference in Garnett just by looking at him.”Slowly but surely,” he said, “you could clearly see the difference. We were really happy, for the first time in a while, with the way it’s going. I don’t think Sunday is a possibility right now, but we’re just really happy with what we see.”He moved great. He’s going to go on the road with us and he’s going to start practicing. Our hope is to practice our entire team on this road trip.”The NBA announced its Hall of Fame class for 2009, and once again former Celtic Dennis Johnson was snubbed. Although DJ probably deserves the honor, it is hard to argue with the likes of Michael Jordan, John Stockton, and David Robinson all getting the call to the Hall. In classic Jordan fashion, MJ said that getting elected to the Hall of Fame means that his playing days are officially over.”I don’t like being up here for the Hall of Fame because at that time your basketball career is completely over,” Jordan said. “I was hoping this day would be 20 more years, or actually go in when I’m dead and gone.”At 45 years old, Jordan’s playing days may be done; however, #23 is a strong candidate to win the NBA’s executive of the year award (won last year by Danny Ainge). Jordan brought in legendary coach Larry Brown, and made a flurry of moves in getting the Bobcats in playoff contention for the first time in their brief history.