NBA: Predicting How The Eastern Conference Playoff Picture Will Settle

Boston Celtics

Record: 33-25, 4th Seed

Remaining Schedule: 24 games remaining; 14 vs teams over .500

Eight of the Celtics’ next 10 games will come at home. Unfortunately, seven of those games will come against teams with winning records. This next stretch could decide whether the Celtics will continue to be a serious contender for the third seed or if they take a step back.

From everything that we’ve see from Boston this season, we should expect them to win seven of these games. Having them at home will definitely help. After this stretch, they’ll have eight games remaining against teams over .500. Let’s say they win five of those. And assume they win four out of their remaining six games against teams with losing records.

That puts the Celtics at roughly 49 wins on the year.

(Prediction): 49-33

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