NBA standings, Eastern Conference playoff picture: Celtics slip again; Knicks in hunt for top-four seed
The Boston Celtics fell another game back of the No. 1 seed on Monday with their third straight defeat, this time to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Celtics now trail the top-seeded Bucks by three in the loss column with one head-to-head-matchup remaining. With the playoff and play-in races heating up, below is a comprehensive snapshot of where things stand in the Eastern Conference entering play on Tuesday, March 7. This post will update daily throughout the remainder of the regular season, or until all seeds are clinched. Reminder on how the play-in tournament works: No. 7 plays No. 8 and No. 9 plays No. 10. The winner of the 7-8 Game gets the No. 7 seed, while the loser plays the winner of the 9-10 Game for the No. 8 seed. READ: Western Conference playoff picture NOTE: Our Sports Line model, developed by predictive data engineer Stephen Oh, simulates the entire season 10,000 times to produce the most unbi...