Two teams fighting for home-court advantage in their respective playoff races duel Tuesday night when the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors meet in a battle of heavyweights in Oakland, Calif.
Neither team will take the floor in particularly good form, although the Warriors were able to salvage a 2-2 Eastern swing with a 120-117 win over the Joel Embiid-less Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night.
The win produced good news for the Celtics, who were thumped 115-104 at home by Houston on Sunday. Despite the loss, Boston (38-26) was able to enter the week just 2 1/2 games behind Philadelphia (40-23) in the battle for the fourth playoff spot in the East and home-court advantage in the first round.