The indecisiveness comes from the fact that Cavs have been playing consistently well all season while the Celtics, for whatever reason, hit that 2-7 wall at the end of December and in to January, and now have lost 2 out of 3 with a tough road ahead of them. I've also been saying for quite a while that I don't think Boston is as good as they were last year, in large part because their bench, in my opinion, isn't as good since they lost Posey and PJ Brown.
So they have (basically) identical records, but Cleveland's consistency is what decides it? Yikes. Maybe I should mention Cleveland's subpar road record compared to other top teams.
Ok, but what about Finals winners? I think something like 7 of the last 9 champs have had homecourt in the Finals, which is why I want the top seed so much.
Something like that. Their road record might not matter if they have the homecourt advantage against the Celts. Also, just throwing it out there, but the Celts 18-7 road record isn't that much better that than the Cavs 16-9.
Of course it helps. Top seed theoretically you have an easier path to the Finals and if it comes down to a game 7 you have the advantage of playing on your homecourt.
Because it does. I don't know how many teams prefer playing on the road. Everyone plays better at home. The only playoff team that has a better road record than home record is Detroit, and that's pretty narrow, 13-10 on the road compared to 14-11 at home.
Hey, it happens. I'll admit, it's all sorts of close between the Celtics and Cavs. If I say one is better than the other, it's not by much.
