NBA East playoff list: Celtics close gap on No. 1 seed; Bulls climb into play-in; Nets jump Knicks
On Saturday, there were two seeding modifications in the Eastern Conference playoff list: The Nets jumped the Knicks into the No. 5 seed, and the Bulls jumped the Wizards into the the final play-in situation.
Below is a comprehensive snapshot of the establish issues stand in the East entering play on Sunday, March 12. This put up will change day-to-day throughout the remainder of the fashioned season, or until all seeds are clinched.
Reminder on how the play-in tournament works: No. 7 performs No. 8 and No. 9 performs No. 10. The winner of the 7-8 sport gets the No. 7 seed, whereas the loser performs the winner of the 9-10 sport for the No. 8 seed.
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1. Milwaukee Bucks (48-19)
The Bucks fell at Golden Assert on Saturday and now establish correct a two-loss lead over No. 2 Boston with one head-to-head matchup remaining, that would possibly possibly possibly possibly possibly also come to a option the tiebreaker.
- Projected seed: 1
- Most modern first-spherical matchup: TBD
- Tiebreaker vs. Boston: Tied 1-1 with one to play
- Tiebreaker vs. Philadelphia: Sixers lead 2-1 with one to play
2. Boston Celtics (47-21)
After Milwaukee’s loss to Golden Assert and their possess victory over Atlanta on Saturday, Boston now trails the Bucks by two in the loss column with one head-to-head matchup remaining, that would possibly possibly possibly possibly possibly come to a option the tiebreaker.
- Projected seed: 2
- Most modern first-spherical matchup: Winner of Heat/Hawks play-in
- Tiebreaker vs. Milwaukee: Tied 1-1 with one to play
- Tiebreaker vs. Philadelphia: Boston clinched
- Tiebreaker vs. Cleveland: Cavs clinched
3. Philadelphia 76ers (44-22)
The Sixers walk the No. 2 Celtics by correct one in the loss column, nonetheless Boston has clinched the tiebreaker, making that an efficient two-sport deficit.
- Projected seed: 3
- Most modern first-spherical matchup: vs. Unusual York
- Tiebreaker vs. Milwaukee: Tied 1-1 with one to play
- Tiebreaker vs. Philadelphia: Boston clinched
- Tiebreaker vs. Cleveland: Cavs lead 2-1 with one to play
4. Cleveland Cavaliers (42-27)
The Cavs establish a two-loss lead over the No. 5 Nets and a three-loss lead over the No. 6 Knicks with two head-to-head matchups left against every.
- Projected seed: 4
- Most modern first-spherical matchup: vs. Brooklyn
- Tiebreaker vs. Boston: Cavs clinched
- Tiebreaker vs. Philadelphia: Cavs lead 2-1 with one to play
- Tiebreaker vs. Unusual York: Knicks lead 2-1 with one to play
- Tiebreaker vs. Brooklyn: Nets lead 1-0 with two to play
5. Brooklyn Nets (38-29)
Brooklyn jumps into the No. 5 seed by advantage of Unusual York’s loss to the Clippers on Saturday.
- Projected seed: 6
- Most modern first-spherical matchup: at Cleveland
- Tiebreaker vs. Cleveland: Nets lead 1-0 with two to play
- Tiebreaker vs. Unusual York: Knicks currently possess via division establish share
- Tiebreaker vs. Miami: Nets lead 2-0 with one to play
- Tiebreaker vs. Atlanta: Nets lead 2-1 with one to play
6. Unusual York Knicks (39-30)
The Knicks fell in the encourage of Brooklyn with their loss to the Clippers on Saturday. In their quest to discontinuance above the play-in line, the Knicks establish a three-sport lead over the No. 7 Heat with two head-to-head matchups remaining.
- Projected seed: 5
- Most modern first-spherical matchup: at Philadelphia
- Tiebreaker vs. Cleveland: Knicks lead 2-1 with one to play
- Tiebreaker vs. Brooklyn: Knicks currently possess via division establish share
- Tiebreaker vs. Miami: Knicks lead 2-0 with two to play
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7. Miami Heat (36-33)
Miami missed a large gamble to impress ground on the No. 6 Knicks, who misplaced to the Clippers, with a loss at Orlando on Saturday. Miami mild trails a playoff situation by three.
- Projected seed: 7
- Most modern first-spherical matchup: vs. Hawks (play-in)
- Tiebreaker vs. Unusual York: Knicks lead 2-0 with two to play
- Tiebreaker vs. Brooklyn: Nets lead 2-0 with two to play
- Tiebreaker vs. Atlanta: Miami clinched
- Tiebreaker vs. Toronto: Raptors lead 2-1 with one to play
- Tiebreaker vs. Washington: Miami leads 2-1 with one to play
8. Atlanta Hawks (34-34)
After shedding to Boston on Saturday, Atlanta remains an efficient two video games encourage of No. 7 Miami, which owns the tiebreaker.
- Projected seed: 8
- Most modern first-spherical matchup: at Miami (Play-in)
- Tiebreaker vs. Brooklyn: Nets lead 2-1 with one to play
- Tiebreaker vs. Miami: Heat clinched
- Tiebreaker vs. Toronto: Atlanta clinched
- Tiebreaker vs. Washington: Atlanta leads 2-1 with one to play
- Tiebreaker vs. Chicago: Bulls lead 2-1 with one to play
9. Toronto Raptors (32-36)
Toronto misplaced to the Lakers on Friday to fall correct into a tie in the loss column with the No. 10 Bulls and the No. 11 Wizards.
- Projected seed: 10
- Most modern first-spherical matchup: vs. Bulls (Play-in)
- Tiebreaker vs. Miami: Raptors lead 2-1 with one to play
- Tiebreaker vs. Atlanta: Hawks clinched
- Tiebreaker vs. Washington: Tied 1-1 with one to play
- Tiebreaker vs. Indiana: Pacers clinched
- Tiebreaker vs. Chicago: Raptors clinched
10. Chicago Bulls (31-36)
The Bulls jumped into the play-in list with a establish over Houston on Saturday. Chicago currently owns the tiebreaker over Washington via convention establish share.
- Projected seed: Lottery
- Most modern first-spherical matchup: at Raptors (Play-in)
- Tiebreaker vs. Toronto: Raptors clinched
- Tiebreaker vs. Washington: Bulls currently possess via convention establish share
- Tiebreaker vs. Indiana: Pacers clinched
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11. Washington Wizards (31-36)
The Wizards fell again to Atlanta on Friday and are now tied in the loss column with the No. 10 Bulls as they strive to hold onto a play-in situation.
- Projected seed: 9
- Tiebreaker vs. Toronto: Tied 1-1 with one to play
- Tiebreaker vs. Indiana: Pacers currently possess via convention establish share
- Tiebreaker vs. Chicago: Bulls currently possess via convention establish share
12. Indiana Pacers (30-37)
The Pacers are one loss encourage of the 9-11 seeds.
- Projected seed: Lottery
- Tiebreaker vs. Toronto: Pacers clinched
- Tiebreaker vs. Washington: Pacers currently possess via convention establish share
- Tiebreaker vs. Chicago: Pacers clinched
