When they came to TD Garden Wednesday, they looked like the same old Spurs. And when they whipped the Celtics, 112-100, shooting nearly 60 percent from the field in a masterful performance, they were the same old Spurs.

If you want to know whether the Spurs are capable of another championship run, just ask the Celtics, or the Pacers, who were busy celebrating a home win Friday — until they squandered a 17-point third-quarter lead to the team that never quits.