In the NBA playoffs, the Celtics and Cavaliers lost 2 consecutive home games, and the historical record was not on their side at all

The first two games were played by the low-seeded teams, with the 3rd-seeded Knicks and the 4th-seeded Pacers winning 2 in a row, while the top-seeded Cavaliers and the 2nd-seeded Celtics both fell into a 2-game losing streak, and the historical record was not on their side at all, and they faced challenges if they wanted to advance.

The Cavaliers are in danger of losing their first two games at home

Although the Pacers and Cavaliers are not desperate, judging from the data, there have been 429 0:2 situations in the history of the playoffs, and only 34 teams have turned the tables (including 5-game 3-win series), with a winning rate of only 7.3%, and a total of 7 teams in the past can still perform a big reversal after losing 2 home games in the series, 2 of which are 5-3 wins, and 5 are 7-4 wins, so the overall situation is still grim.

In the best-of-seven playoffs, the teams that can still lose two games in a row at home and then be able to make a big comeback, the most recent is the 2021 Clippers 4:3 Jazz, and then the 2017 Celtics 4:2 Bulls, the 2005 Mavericks 4:3 Rockets, the 1994 Rockets 4:3 Suns, and the 1969 Lakers 4:2 Warriors.

The Celtics are down 0-2

Not only did the Cavaliers and Celtics fall into danger, but they also became the only teams in the 1983-84 season to win at least 60 in the regular season and both fell behind 2-0 in the second round.