The Boston Celtics sure saw a lot of airports over the past month.
Thursday night’s clash with the Cleveland Cavaliers was the C’s 10th December road game, which means they’ve only played in front of the TD Garden faithful five times over the past month. And, to make matters worse, the Celtics never played back-to-back home games in December.
If that seems a bit excessive, wait until you see what that looks like on a map, via ESPN’s Chris Forsberg.
NBD, the Celtics traveled halfway around the Earth in December: pic.twitter.com/2Uk4cDTveL
— Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) December 30, 2016
Boston has navigated the stretch quite well, though, with a 9-4 mark heading into Thursday. And luckily for the Celtics, they will spend a lot of time at TD Garden over the next few months.
HOME GAMES REMAINING –NBA EAST TOP 8
BOSTON 28
Atlanta 26
Charlotte 25
New York 25
Toronto 25
Chicago 25
Milwaukee 24
Cleveland 23— Sean Grande (@SeanGrandePBP) December 30, 2016
How much does the Celtics' schedule change after tonight?
Road games last 5½ weeks: 14
Road games next 5½ weeks: 5— Sean Grande (@SeanGrandePBP) December 30, 2016
Boston’s final game of 2016 is a Friday home contest against the Miami Heat, and they will open 2017 with three straight home games.
That’s more like it.
Thumbnail photo via Andy Marlin/USA TODAY Sports Images
