Celtics at Home on Orlando's Court

Filed under: Celtics, Magic, NBA Playoffs

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic -- two franchises still without a championship -- felt pretty good about grinding through a marathon regular season, leaving behind their blood, sweat and fears to secure the top two records in the league, assuring them of home-court advantage in the playoffs.



The storied Boston Celtics must have been laughing. Being whole was much more important than being home. They went to Cleveland and wiped their muddy shoes on the carpet. They went to Orlando and made a mess there, too.



The Celtics are making a mockery of the regular season and its relevance.



The No. 4 seeded Celtics won their fourth consecutive road game Tuesday night against those higher seeded teams, whipping the Magic, 95-92, to take a very secure 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.



In the long and illustrious Boston basketball history, the Celtics have led 2-0 in a best-of-seven series 36 times and never once lost a series.



"It doesn't matter what building we go in,'' said Celtics captain Paul Pierce. "That's really nothing that fazes us, going on the road. It's the way we play.''

 

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