The best road trip in Boston history has given the Celtics a chance at grabbing a piece of NBA history.
The Celtics finished off the franchise’s first 6-0 road trip on Monday night with a 117-103 win at Memphis. That win which was Boston’s eighth straight on the road overall pushed the Celtics’ away record to 32-7, two wins shy of tying Golden State for NBA’s record single-season road mark. The Celtics’ 32nd road win of the season Monday also tied the 1972-73 team (32-8 on the road) and the 1974-75 team (32-9) for the most away victories in Boston history.
It led to Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla being asked a simple question after the Memphis win: “Why are you guys so good on the road?”
Mazzulla did not hesitate before answering.
“I would venture to say that our guys are good everywhere,” he said. “It’s more about just playing consistent basketball,” Mazzulla said. “But I think each year you develop different kind of strengths, especially with the same team. And this year it just happened to be kind of our road mentality.”
The Celtics, even though they trail behind Cleveland in the Eastern Conference standings, are the BetMGM favorite to win the East and are the second best choice behind the Thunder to win the title.