Thursday tidbits.

From Baylor to Brady, here’s a look back at some of the storylines and scorelines from Wednesday.

‘96 Bulls Can Rest Easy: After a 114-112 overtime loss to the Raptors last night, the Celtics dropped to a modest 33-7 on the season. It was their fourth loss in the last eight games, so they’re coming back down to earth, if only slightly.

72-10 might be out of reach now, because it’s hard to see them going 39-3 over the rest of the season (then again, 29-3 was as well). But 60 to 65 wins is pretty realistic, and that should be more than enough to get them the #1 seed in the East.

Current Bulls Yo-Yoing Continues: Speaking of the Bulls, after following up a 16-point win over Detroit with a 14-point loss to Memphis, Chicago knocked off Indiana 108-95 last night to go to 17-24. It was the first game of a four-game homestand for the Bulls, right before a six-game road trip that starts next Wednesday at Minnesota.

Last night’s win came without Ben Gordon (wrist) and Luol Deng (Achilles), but Kirk Hinrich picked up the slack with 38 points. Just as notably, Joakim Noah got his most action thus far, and produced, going for 14 points and 15 boards in 34 minutes.

If Deng’s out for a few weeks, and Gordon keeps on being bothered by his wrist, the Bulls are going to need those guys to keep on stepping up if they want to harbor any thoughts of getting to and over .500 anytime soon.

Still, when it’s all said and done, it’d be a surprise to not see them in the playoffs.

Cleveland Puts a Spell on the Wizards: The Cavaliers laid the wood on Washington last night with a 121-85 beating.

It was only 52-46 Cleveland at halftime, but the Cavs completely dominated the third quarter, outscoring the Wizards 43-17.

Cleveland had 39 assists and only six turnovers last night - that’s an NBA record, dating back to when turnovers became an official stat 30 years ago.

Baylor’s Bearing Down on a Big Dance Berth: I’ve got to give some love to the Baylor hoopsters, who celebrated their #25 ranking by going to College Station and beating Texas A&M 116-110 - in five overtimes.

The Bears have already surpassed their win total from last season (15-16), and have their most wins since the 2000-01 NIT team went 19-12. And, with their 4-0 start in conference play, they’re tied atop the Big 12 standings with Kansas. Whether or not they can actually stay there, we’ll find out soon, when they have to play Texas and Kansas over the next few weeks.

But, they’re looking all the more like a team to watch out for come March, not for the NIT, but for the Big Dance.

After all that program has gone through, you can’t help but root for them, even if you’re a fan of a rival school.

As of now, Scott Drew is hands-down the National Coach of the Year.

Brady’s Injury Non-Issue: Okay, can people stop trying to make an issue out of Tom Brady and the walking boot?

Yes, he may have an ankle injury, I’m not disputing that fact. But, here’s the one fact that should prevail: Brady will play against the Giants, and even if he’s in pain, he will gut it out, and lead his team. So, it’s pretty pointless to ask Belichick about the injury, or try to track down Brady, or the person who gave him the boot.

I’m not a Patriots fan in the least, but this much I do know - unless Brady’s legs are broken, he’s not missing the game. Hell, even if his legs were broken, he’d wheel himself under center and probably still do better than a lot of QBs would if they were upright.