NBA and NHL teams slog through their regular seasons of 80+ games trying to finish with the best record they can, hence getting into the playoffs and enjoying home court/ice advantage once they start. This is supposed to be a big deal. But evidently, this year's teams didn't get the memo.
Rather than playing at home being a blessing, it almost seems like it's been more of a curse. The road warriors have risen up indeed.
Check out the NBA. In the series between the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards, the visiting team has won the first three games. Same with the Houston Rockets/Portland Trailblazers match-up. The Dallas Mavs, merely a #8 seed, waltzed into #1 San Antonio and clobbered them by 21 points. Same with the #8 Atlanta Hawks having their way at #1 Indianapolis. Memphis has won a game at Okla City, as has Golden State at the LA Clippers.
In the NHL, 4 games have been played between the Boston Bruins and the Detroit Red Wings, and the home team has gone down 3 times. The Pittsburgh Penguins and Columbus Blue Jackets have traded road victories, as have the Chicago Black Hawks and St. Louis Blues.
So what's going on here? Is there a rip in the time-space continuum that has allowed the anti-matter world to enter our sports universe? These things defy the imagination and are not supposed to be happening. Could it be that Commissioners Adam Silver and Gary Bettman have been replaced by Rod Serling and Gene Roddenberry, of Twilight Zone and Star Trek fame, respectively?
Yeah, I know, both those guys are dead.
But so too, appears to be the home court/ice advantage.
Very strange......
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