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The Boston Celtics lost Game 2 against the Philadelphia 76ers at home on Tuesday, as they're wont to do. Having lost home-court advantage for the series, now they'll head to Philadelphia with the series tied at 1-1.
Fortunately for the Celtics, they've been one of the best road teams in the NBA under Joe Mazzulla, especially in the playoffs.
Boston went 26-15 in away games this season, which was tied for the fourth-best road record in the NBA.
Series shifts to Philadelphia...The Celtics have won 23 playoff games on the road in the last five years.There are six active NBA franchises that haven’t won 23 playoff games on the road…ever.BOSTON CELTICS – PLAYOFF ROAD GAMESLast 34: 23-11Previous 69: 23-46
Over the last five years, the Celtics are 23-11 in postseason road games. By comparison, they had only 23 road wins in their previous 69 road playoff games combined.
That bodes well for Boston heading into its next two games at Wells Fargo Center. With Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White and Payton Pritchard, the Celtics have a veteran core that knows how to win on the road in the postseason.
Accordingly, Boston is still solidly favored for Game 3. As of Wednesday afternoon, FanDuel Sportsbook has the Celtics as 7.5-point road favorites with a 74.4 percent implied probability of winning. They're still favored to win the series as well.
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