The Boston Celtics should have left Utah with their third straight win of the road trip, but the Jazz mounted a comeback late in the fourth quarter and handed the C's a 118-117 loss.
1) Celtics fall in standingsSaturday night as a result of the Miami Heat's loss to the Chicago Bulls. However, the Celtics' loss to the Jazz, combined with the 76ers' win over the Charlotte Hornets earlier in the day, dropped Boston to third place in the Eastern Conference standings.Cleveland Cavaliers: 45-28, 6.5 GB
The Celtics were all alone in first place just a few weeks ago, but they've lost six of their last 11 games. Four of those six losses were decided by four or fewer points. Boston is now in a tough fight for the top two seeds in the Eastern Conference playoffs. How important is the No. 2 seed? Getting it would guarantee the Celtics homecourt advantage in at least the first two rounds of the postseason. The No. 3 seed guarantees you homecourt in only the first round.
The Celtics are a difficult team to beat at TD Garden, where they own the league's second-best home record at 26-9. The C's finished the 2021-22 regular season strong and earned the No. 2 seed, which gave them homecourt advantage in the first two rounds. They eliminated the Bucks in Round 2 with a Game 7 victory at the Garden. The series could have gone differently if that Game 7 was in Milwaukee.based on opponent win percentage.
Health should be the top priority for the Celtics for the rest of the regular season, but they still need to try to at least finish ahead of the 76ers for the No. 2 seed.One area where the Jazz really hurt the Celtics was the offensive glass. Utah had a 17-5 edge in offensive rebounds and scored 20 second-chance points as a result. Walker Kessler had eight offensive rebounds by himself.
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