BOSTON (AP) -The Boston Celtics sputtered down the stretch of the regular season. They were shaky at home all season.
Through injuries and inconsistency, coach Doc Rivers guided his veteran group into the playoffs, but only as the fourth-seeded team in the Eastern Conference. With the same starting five that won the NBA championship just two years ago, he insists the Celtics are “definitely” ready for the postseason.
They start the playoffs on Saturday night when the Miami Heat visit Boston.
Home-court advantage may not mean much since the Celtics were 24-17 there and 26-15 on the road. And they lost seven of their last 10 games. They were 3-0 in the regular season against the Heat.
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