For all of the folks worried about the C's losing home court advantage, I would like to note something I brought up previously. The C's have actually been as good, if not better, on the road since the second half of the season started, then they have been at home.
Since January 8th, the Celtics have lost 5 games on the road. In 2 of those games, @Toronto (lost by 3) and @Milwaukee (lost by 6), Jayson Tatum was inactive. They also lost to Philly by 12, pre-Derrick White and Marcus was out, so DS started (he went 0/6 for -15). They got beat badly by Atlanta by 16, a game in which they shot as poorly as they have all season (34% from the field and 19% from deep), and they got crushed by Indiana without Al and again, a terrible shooting night.
That's it. Those are all of the Celtics losses on the road since game #40 of the NBA regular season.
Here's a few of their wins:
By 29 at Memphis
By 23 at Chicago
By 42 at Washington
By 22 at Minnesota
By 28 at Utah
By 20 at Denver
By 22 at Golden State
By 14 at Charlotte
By 23 at Brooklyn
By 48 at Philly
By 35 at Brooklyn
By 33 at Orlando
By 19 at Indiana
This team has been absolute fucking wagon on the road for months. They've done almost everything better away from the TD Garden during this stretch. And oh yeah, they went into Brooklyn and beat them two more times in the playoffs.
Just hold the line. Bad shooting nights could happen, and of course, it's the playoffs and officiating, etc., but if this team just plays the way they have been, they aren't and shouldn't be worried about home court in the playoffs.