Boston Celtics Vs Indiana Pacers Live Odds and Predictions

The Boston Celtics may be cruising to a third straight Atlantic Division title, but re-establishing their home-court advantage before the playoffs start might be a priority.

The Celtics look to rebound from one of their worst home performances of the season Friday night when they host the last-place Indiana Pacers.

Boston (40-23) is atop the Atlantic by eight games on second-place Toronto with 19 remaining in the regular season. The Celtics have built that cushion despite an 18-12 record at TD Garden after going 35-6 there in each of the last two seasons.

“We gotta play better, especially at home,” forward Kevin Garnett(notes) told the team’s official Web site. “This is where we make our mark and this is where we supposedly lay our heads, and we gotta protect it like that.”

Boston is 7-8 at home in the past two months, including Wednesday’s 111-91 defeat to Memphis in a listless performance that saw the Celtics get outrebounded 48-23. The loss matched their most lopsided of the season, which came at home to Cleveland on Feb. 25.