{"id":132146,"date":"2025-04-01T15:12:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T19:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=132146"},"modified":"2025-04-01T15:14:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T19:14:48","slug":"celtics-are-scarily-improving-despite-being-team-to-beat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/04\/01\/celtics-are-scarily-improving-despite-being-team-to-beat\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtics Are Scarily Improving Despite Being Team To Beat"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Boston Celtics<\/a> have turned their road performances into a historic achievement. Their recent 117-103 win over Memphis<\/a> secured the franchise\u2019s first-ever 6-0 road trip. This victory marked their eighth consecutive road win, pushing their away record to 32-7. With two road games remaining, Boston has a chance to match the NBA\u2019s all-time single-season road record. The 2015-16 Golden State Warriors<\/a> set the current record at 34-7. The Celtics will face the New York Knicks on April 8 and the Orlando Magic<\/a> on April 9. Incredibly, the Celtics are improving despite being THE team to beat in the NBA.<\/p>\n

Celtics Are Scarily Improving Despite Being Team To Beat<\/h2>\n

Chasing Historic Milestones<\/h3>\n

When asked why his team excels on the road, head coach Joe Mazzulla responded confidently. “I would venture to say that our guys are good everywhere,” he said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Boston continues to dominate away from home. They have recorded 23 double-digit road wins, just one short of tying the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers. They have also outscored opponents by 404 points on the road, closing in on the Lakers\u2019 record of 430 points in a season.<\/p>\n

Mazzulla credits consistency and mentality for their success. “Each year, you develop different strengths. This year, it just happened to be our road mentality,” he said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Celtics\u2019 32nd road win also ties them with the 1972-73 and 1974-75 Celtics teams for the most away victories in franchise history.<\/p>\n

A Championship-Caliber Team<\/h2>\n

Celtics forward Al Horford<\/a> emphasized the team’s focus and growth. “Even last year, we were good. But especially in the playoffs, we did a great job controlling the tempo,” Horford said<\/a>. “It\u2019s pretty special, the way we\u2019re playing.”<\/p>\n

Boston enters the playoffs as the reigning NBA champions and continues to break records. They are set to break league records for 3-pointers made and attempted in a season. Their offensive strategy revolves around high-volume three-point shooting. This improvement from behind-the-arc is astonishing considering the lengths to took their three-point shooting last year.<\/p>\n

Unmatched Three-Point Shooting<\/h3>\n

The Celtics have taken at least 50 three-pointers in a game 36 times this season. They boast an impressive 29-7 record in those games. Against Memphis, they attempted 62 shots from beyond the arc, further cementing their long-range dominance.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s just a matter of taking what the defense gives you,” Mazzulla said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Boston became the first team in NBA history to attempt 60 three-pointers in a game five times in a single season. They have made 1,344 three-pointers this season, just 19 short of the record set by Golden State in 2022. They have also attempted 3,636 three-pointers, 85 away from breaking Houston\u2019s 2018-19 record.<\/p>\n

The Celtics\u2019 Philosophy: Let It Fly<\/h3>\n

The debate about excessive three-point shooting has been ongoing for years. But the Celtics don\u2019t care. They play to their strengths, using their deep shooting arsenal to dominate opponents.<\/p>\n

As the playoffs approach, Boston\u2019s ability to win on the road and shoot at a historic level makes them a terrifying force. If they continue this form, banner 19 will be within reach.<\/p>\n

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The Boston Celtics have turned their road performances into a historic achievement. Their recent 117-103 win over Memphis secured the franchise\u2019s first-ever 6-0 road trip. This victory marked their eighth consecutive road win, pushing their away record to 32-7. With two road games remaining, Boston has a chance to match the NBA\u2019s all-time single-season road […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5018,"featured_media":132254,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,1608,5],"tags":[49979,250,4865,49749,3009],"class_list":["post-132146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","category-basketball","category-celtics","tag-2024-25-nba-season","tag-al-horford","tag-joe-mazzulla","tag-nba-record","tag-three-point-shooting"],"modified_by":"Frederick Okocha","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132146"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":132255,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132146\/revisions\/132255"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/132254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}