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On the road again

Posted by Gary Dzen, Boston.com Staff May 8, 2008 11:50 PM

It's no secret the Celtics went 0-3 on the road in their first round series against Atlanta (it may be a secret to Cavs coach Mike Brown, who seemed puzzled by the home-road question by my colleague Julian Benbow in his press conference). But everyone knows the Celtics have yet to win a playoff game on the road.

They'll try to change that Saturday night in Cleveland.

“We talked in the locker room after the game," said Celtics forward Kevin Garnett. "And the mindset is one [game] at a time. We want to focus on trying to get this first win in Cleveland. We talked about some of the things that worked tonight, obviously ball movement, rebounding, communication, and then our defense obviously has to be there. We are going into a hostile building and we know that they play really well at home, they have a lot of confidence at home, and they play with tremendous energy at home. Easier said than done, but some way some how we have to carry this energy over and take one game at a time.”

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  1. The trouble that the Boston Celtics are having is self induced. It may sound silly to some but they just need to change jerseys. In their home whites they have that swagger and confidence. You may attribute this to being at home. I attribute it to the nice home jerseys. The green jerseys used for away games are not very nice looking. The player don't even walk the same with those uniforms on. CHANGE TO THE BLACK AND GREEN AWAY JERSEYS! it will make a huge difference. Walter Ward

    Posted by walter ward May 11, 08 01:18 PM
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