If this trend continues then Boston fans have nothing to worry about. With home court advantage throughout the playoffs the Celtics have the inside track to the NBA title. I have never seen anything like this before. Home court advantage is obviously important, it is why teams play the whole regular season and it’s why Major League Baseball puts it up for grabs every July in the All-Star game. But I didn’t know that playing in front of your home crowd mattered this much.
In the second round of the playoffs the home team is now 16-1. 16-1!! The only team to win the veteran Detroit Pistons, who won at Orlando without Chauncey Billups. The Celtics have gone from the best road team in the regular season (31-10) to possibly the worst in the playoffs (0-5). Forget the two losses to the Cavaliers in the second round, how about the three losses to the Hawks in round one? The Spurs looked old, washed-up and tired in the first two games of their series with the New Orleans Hornets but when they got home they easily tied the series at 2-2 with a couple of blow-outs. We all knew the Jazz were very good at home but I can’t lie, I am shocked they held off the Lakers twice in the fourth quarter of close games. Three of the four series are tied at 2-2 with game five on the horizon. The home team should feel confident for the next game though, that’s for sure.
