Road, sweet road! NBA away teams go 8-0 over weekend

Posted April 22, 2019 7:00 am

The Associated Press

Boston Celtics forward Marcus Morris (13) celebrates during the second half of Game 4 against the Indiana Pacers in the NBA basketball first-round playoff series in Indianapolis, Sunday, April 21, 2019. The Celtics defeated the Pacers 110-106 to win the series 4-0. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) The Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Road, sweet road.

There were eight NBA playoff games this weekend, and all eight were won by the road team. It's the first time in NBA history there were eight road playoff wins in a two-day span.

"Road wins are the best, especially in the playoffs," Toronto's Kawhi Leonard said.

The Raptors were one of the eight road winners this weekend, prevailing at Orlando on Sunday. Other Sunday road winners included Boston over Indiana, Golden State over the Los Angeles Clippers and Portland over Oklahoma City.

On Saturday, it was Philadelphia over Brooklyn, Denver over San Antonio, Houston over Utah and Milwaukee over Detroit.

Through 30 games of this year's playoffs, road teams are 16-14. Home teams went 3-0 on Wednesday, and went 2-12 in the four days that followed. Since the NBA went to the 16-team playoff format in 1984, there has never been a first round where road teams won more than home teams.

Home teams won 71 percent of playoff games last season, the NBA's highest such clip since 2008.

Houston Rockets' Chris Paul (3) and James Harden (13) celebrate after their NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz Saturday, April 20, 2019, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) The Associated Press

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, center, runs into Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley, left, as he shoots while guard Landry Shamet watches during the first half in Game 4 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series Sunday, April 21, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) The Associated Press

Toronto Raptors' Kawhi Leonard (2) makes a shot in front of Orlando Magic's Jonathan Isaac during the first half in Game 4 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series, Sunday, April 21, 2019, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) The Associated Press

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