Posted by Dave as Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, New Orleans Hornets, San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz at 5:23 PM EDT on May 13th, 2008

Boston Celtics 77, Cleveland Cavaliers 88: It’s hard to say Boston’s the best team in the NBA when they’re now 0-5 on the road in the playoffs, and three of those losses were against the Hawks, but at the same time, it seems that everyone who plays on the road is incapable of putting together some sort of winning effort. Take away Detroit’s win — a win in which they had to come back from 15 down against a team that pretty much choked it away — and the second round home teams would be 16-0 (as of now, they’re 15-1).
LeBron James scored 21 points, but was only 7-20 from the line, and continues to struggle with his jump shot and three. He did have a nasty dunk on KG, and his mom did get involved when Paul Pierce decided it best to grab his entire body and bring him into the crowd to prevent him from an open dunk.
Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Rajon Rando led the Celtics with 15 points, and Paul Pierce put in 13 on a bad shooting night. The Celtics are now winless on the road, and you have to wonder how many series they can really win without taking one away from home. If Cleveland can win Game 5, you may be able to wrap this thing up.
The Spurs visit the Hornets tonight, and the Jazz head back to LA. I’ve got a hunch — just a hunch — that the home teams will probably be 2-0 tonight.