NBA FINALS & PLAYOFF CHAT

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Celtics hoping to hold serve at home
By JIMMY GOLEN, AP Sports Writer
3 hours, 22 minutes ago


tweet13EmailPrintWALTHAM, Mass. (AP)—These Boston Celtics have never been down 0-2 in a playoff series.

So now that they’re facing a big deficit against the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Celtics are hoping that they will play with desperation.


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Getty Images - May 3, 10:43 pm EDT NBA Gallery Coach Doc Rivers says he doesn’t worry about his veteran team knowing what’s at stake. The group that made the finals twice in the last three years has never fallen behind by two games.

Kevin Garnett(notes) says he’s treating it like Game 3 is crucial. Paul Pierce(notes) says the Celtics don’t want to fall behind 0-3, knowing no NBA team has ever come back from that deficit.

Game 3 is Saturday night at the TD Garden.