WASHINGTON – The Boston Celtics clinched the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) best record this season and home-court advantage throughout the play-offs on April 3 with a 135-100 blowout win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Said coach Joe Mazzulla: “It’s very hard to do. We may never be in this position again. We talked about it as a team. We talked about it before the game, to try to treat this game as the clincher.