Celtics have to win game 1 at home. They lose a lot of game ones at home. Send a message out the gate
Yeah it's crazy. Home Game 5s too (2022 vs. MIL, 2023 vs. ATL, PHI). Somehow managed to win those Game 6s. But it'd be nice if they took care of business more at home. In the last two postseasons combined they are 14-7 on the road including a few massive, pivotal games. Neat! They are also 10-12 at home which is unacceptable and shocking.
If you look at history too, teams that have won it all recently were dominant at home. Basically implying they also took care of business and didn't play with their food often.