The Nuggets are 2-1 up against the number one seed Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a>, with Nikola Jokic proving why he\u2019s widely regarded as the best player in the NBA.<\/p>\n Expert Colin Cowherd has now compared the two top contenders and explained the one particular reason why the Celtics<\/a> are \u201cvery strange.\u201d<\/p>\n The defending champion Celtics have a far more talented roster than the Knicks<\/a>, and yet they find themselves 2-1 behind.<\/p>\n Joe Mazzulla\u2019s<\/a> team lives and dies by the three-point shot, which tends to come and go, and they\u2019re not as good at TD Garden as they are on the road.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve said this before, on FS1 and on my radio show, they\u2019re a very strange championship team,\u201d Cowherd explained. \u201cLike, Denver is not. I kind of know what Denver is. <\/p>\n \u201cWhen they got rid of KCP and Bruce Brown<\/a>, they just weren\u2019t quite as good on the edges, but I kind of know what I get in these close, clutch games with the Denver Nuggets<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cBoston is a better road team than they are a home team. That\u2019s been a couple of years now. They were 35-9 on the road this year. That\u2019s the second-best road win percentage ever. They\u2019re a better road team than a home team. That\u2019s just unheard of.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Colin Cowherd shares theory over Boston Celtics\u2019 home vs road record<\/p>\n Cowherd thinks the Celtics\u2019 experience plays an important role in why they perform so well away from TD Garden.<\/p>\n However, he can\u2019t work out why they\u2019re noticeably worse at home, especially considering the excellent home support they receive.<\/p>\n![\"Photo](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213837199-941x627.jpg\")
Photo by Mostafa Bassim\/Anadolu via Getty ImagesColin Cowherd compares Boston Celtics with Denver Nuggets<\/p>\n