For the Boston Celtics, home court is very important to them as players like Jae Crowder, Avery Bradley, Marcus Smart, and especially Isaiah Thomas could all catch fire at any time. When the Celtics get hot shooting the ball, their defense seems to get even better as well. Being in the Garden makes it so much easier to get (and stay) hot. It’s actually not so farfetched to believe that the Celtics could take the first seed in the east, and that would be huge.
Boston is currently sitting 2.