The New York Knicks noticed their nine-game win streak finish on Tuesday evening in opposition to Charlotte. With the loss, the Knicks fall right into a tie with No. 6 Brooklyn, two again of the No. 4 Cavaliers within the loss column.
Miami, at the moment the No. 7 seed, has an awesome shot to catch both Brooklyn or New York to rise above the play-in line. The Heat are three again of the No. 6 seed, however they’ve two head-to-head matchups with each Brooklyn and New York remaining.
Below is a complete snapshot of the place issues stand within the Eastern Conference getting into play on Wednesday. This put up will replace every day all through the rest of the common season, or till all seeds are clinched.
Reminder on how the play-in match works: No. 7 performs No. 8 and No. 9 performs No. 10. The winner of the 7-8 recreation will get the No. 7 seed, whereas the loser performs the winner of the 9-10 recreation for the No. 8 seed.
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The Bucks maintain a three-game lead over the Celtics within the loss column. They play another time on March 30 with the season collection tied 1-1. The Bucks lead No. 3 Philly by 4 within the loss column, which feels fairly secure with 17 to play.
Projected seed: 1Current first-round matchup: TBDTiebreaker vs. Boston: Tied 1-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Philadelphia: Sixers lead 2-1 with one to play
2. Boston Celtics (45-21)
The Celtics have misplaced three straight, blowing a double-digit lead in every. Boston now trails No. 1 Milwaukee by three within the loss column and holds only a one-loss lead over No. 3 Philadelphia, although that lead is successfully two video games with Boston having cliched the tiebreaker over Philly. The Celtics must be secure to finish up no worse than third, as they lead the No. 4 Cavaliers by 5 within the loss column.
Projected seed: 2Current first-round matchup: Winner of Heat/Hawks play-inTiebreaker vs. Milwaukee: Tied 1-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Philadelphia: Boston clinchedTiebreaker vs. Cleveland: Cavs clinched
The Sixers path the No. 2 Celtics by only one within the loss column, however Boston has clinched the tiebreaker. They lead the No. 4 Cavs by 4 video games. At the second, the Sixers really feel like wager to remain at No. 3.
Projected seed: 3Current first-round matchup: vs. BrooklynTiebreaker vs. Milwaukee: Tied 1-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Philadelphia: Boston clinchedTiebreaker vs. Cleveland: Cavs lead 2-1 with one to play
4. Cleveland Cavaliers (41-26)
The Cavs try to carry off the No. 5 Knicks, who fell to Charlotte on Tuesday and are thus two video games again of Cleveland within the loss column with one head-to-head matchup remaining. The Cavs additionally maintain only a two-game lead over the No. 6 Nets with two extra head-to-head matchups remaining.
Projected seed: 4Current first-round matchup: vs. New YorkTiebreaker vs. Boston: Cavs clinchedTiebreaker vs. Philadelphia: Cavs lead 2-1 with one to play
Tiebreaker vs. New York: Knicks lead 2-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Brooklyn: Nets lead 1-0 with two to play
5. New York Knicks (39-28)
The Knicks noticed their nine-game win streak finish in opposition to Charlotte on Tuesday, dropping them two video games again of the No. 4 Cavs and right into a tie within the loss column with the No. 6 Nets. The Knicks maintain a three-game lead over the No. 7 Heat of their quest to remain above the play-in line, however take into accout they play the Heat two extra occasions.
Projected seed: 5Current first-round matchup: at ClevelandTiebreaker vs. Cleveland: Knicks lead 2-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Brooklyn: Knicks at the moment personal by way of division win share
Tiebreaker vs. Miami: Knicks lead 2-0 with two to play
6. Brooklyn Nets (37-28)
The Nets are hanging powerful since buying and selling Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. They maintain a three-loss lead over the No. 7 Heat to remain above the play-in line. They are tied with the No. 5 Knicks, and path the No. 4 Cavs by two within the loss column.
Projected seed: 6Current first-round matchup: at PhiladelphiaTiebreaker vs. Cleveland: Nets lead 1-0 with two to playTiebreaker vs. New York: Knicks at the moment personal by way of division win share
Tiebreaker vs. Miami: Nets lead 2-0 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Atlanta: Nets lead 2-1 with one to play
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7. Miami Heat (35-31)
Miami is three losses again of No. 6 Brooklyn and No. 5 New York with two matchups remaining in opposition to every, so there’s an actual likelihood to get above the play-in. At worst, they firmed up their spot on the No. 7 seed with a win over the No. 8 Hawks on Monday, which sealed the tiebreaker over Atlanta, thus making Miami’s lead an efficient three video games.
Projected seed: 7Current first-round matchup: vs. Hawks (play-in)Tiebreaker vs. New York: Knicks lead 2-0 with two to playTiebreaker vs. Brooklyn: Nets lead 2-0 with two to playTiebreaker vs. Atlanta: Miami clinched.
Tiebreaker vs. Toronto: Raptors lead 2-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Washington: Miami leads 2-1 with one to play
8. Atlanta Hawks (32-33)
The Hawks fell to Miami on Monday to fall two video games again of the Heat, who additionally sealed the tiebreaker over Atlanta, making that lead successfully three video games.
Atlanta has to concentrate on staying within the No. 8 seed so that they solely should win one play-in recreation to advance. That’s going to get dicey. The Hawks are only one loss up on the No. 9 Raptors, although that lead is successfully two with Atlanta having secured the tiebreaker. Atlanta additionally holds only a one-loss lead over the No. 10 Wizards with three head-to-head matchups remaining.
Projected seed: 8Current first-round matchup: at Miami (play-in)Tiebreaker vs. Brooklyn: Nets lead 2-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Miami: Heat clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Toronto: Atlanta clinchedTiebreaker vs. Washington: Wizards lead 1-0 with three to playTiebreaker vs. Chicago: Bulls lead 2-1 with one to play
9. Toronto Raptors (32-34)
After falling to Denver on Monday, the Raptors are one again of No. 8 Atlanta and one up on No. 10 Washington. As for staying above the lottery line, Toronto holds an efficient three-loss benefit over the No. 11 Bulls with the tiebreaker secured, and a three-loss lead over the No. 12 Pacers as properly.
Projected seed: 10Current first-round matchup: vs. Wizards (play-in)Tiebreaker vs. Miami: Raptors lead 2-1 with one to play
Tiebreaker vs. Atlanta: Hawks clinchedTiebreaker vs. Washington: Tied 1-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Indiana: Pacers clinchedTiebreaker vs. Chicago: Raptors clinched
10. Washington Wizards (31-34)
The Wizards defeated Detroit on Tuesday. They are loss one again of No. 9 Toronto, two away from the No. 11 Bulls and three away from the No. 12 Pacers.
Projected seed: 9Current first-round matchup: at Toronto (play-in)Tiebreaker vs. Toronto: Tied 1-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Indiana: Pacers at the moment personal by way of convention win shareTiebreaker vs. Chicago: Bulls at the moment personal by way of convention win share
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11. Chicago Bulls (29-36)
The Bulls are two again of the No. 10 Wizards and at the moment personal the tiebreaker. They are tied with the No. 11 Pacers however Indiana has sealed the tiebreaker.
Projected seed: LotteryTiebreaker vs. Washington: Bulls at the moment personal by way of convention win shareTiebreaker vs. Indiana: Pacers clinched
12. Indiana Pacers (29-37)
The Pacers are two again of No. 10 Washington and at the moment personal the tiebreaker. They are tied with the No. 12 Bulls with the tiebreaker secured.
Projected seed: LotteryTiebreaker vs. Washington: Pacers at the moment personal by way of convention win shareTiebreaker vs. Chicago: Pacers clinched
