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NBA East postseason picture: Knicks clinch playoff spot; Current matchups, tiebreakers, remaining schedules
Tuesday, April 04 2023
NBA East postseason picture: Knicks clinch playoff spot; Current matchups, tiebreakers, remaining schedules

Below is a comprehensive snapshot of where things stand in the Eastern Conference playoff and play-in races entering play on Tuesday. (There are no games Monday.) This post will be updated 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. 

NOTE: Our SportsLine model, developed by predictive data engineer Stephen Oh, simulates the entire season 10,000 times to produce the most unbiased and precise projections imaginable.

1. Milwaukee Bucks (56-22)

  • 🔒Clinched top-three seed
  • Remaining schedule: at Wizards, vs. Bulls, vs. Grizzlies, at Raptors
  • Current first-round matchup: TBD
  • Tiebreaker vs. Boston: Celtics clinched
  • Tiebreaker vs. Philadelphia: Bucks own via division winner

2. Boston Celtics (54-24)

  • 🔒Clinched top-three seed
  • Remaining schedule: at 76ers, vs. Raptors, vs. Raptors, vs. Hawks
  • Current first-round matchup: vs. Heat-Hawks play-in winner
  • Tiebreaker vs. Milwaukee: Celtics clinched
  • Tiebreaker vs. Philadelphia: Celtics clinched

3. Philadelphia 76ers (51-27)

  • 🔒Clinched top-four seed
  • Remaining schedule: vs. Celtics, vs. Heat, at Hawks, at Nets
  • Current first-round matchup: vs. Nets
  • Tiebreaker vs. Milwaukee: Bucks own via division winner
  • Tiebreaker vs. Boston: Celtics clinched
  • Tiebreaker vs. Cleveland: Sixers clinched

4. Cleveland Cavaliers (49-30)

  • 🔒Clinched playoff spot
  • Remaining schedule: at Magic, at Magic, vs. Hornets
  • Current first-round matchup: vs. Knicks
  • Tiebreaker vs. Philadelphia: Sixers clinched
  • Tiebreaker vs. New York: Knicks clinched

5. New York Knicks (46-33)

  • 🔒Clinched playoff spot
  • Remaining schedule: at Pacers, at Pelicans, vs. Pacers
  • Current first-round matchup: at Cavaliers
  • Tiebreaker vs. Cleveland: Knicks clinched
  • Tiebreaker vs. Brooklyn: Knicks currently own via division win percentage

6. Brooklyn Nets (43-35)

  • Remaining schedule: vs. Wolves, at Pistons, vs. Magic, vs. 76ers
  • Current first-round matchup: at 76ers
  • Tiebreaker vs. New York: Knicks currently own via division win percentage
  • Tiebreaker vs. Miami: Nets clinched
  • Tiebreaker vs. Atlanta: Nets clinched

PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT

7. Miami Heat (41-37)

  • Remaining schedule: at Pistons, at 76ers, at Wizards, vs. Magic
  • Current first-round matchup: vs. Hawks (play-in)
  • Tiebreaker vs. Brooklyn: Nets clinched
  • Tiebreaker vs. Atlanta: Heat clinched
  • Tiebreaker vs. Toronto: Raptors clinched

8. Atlanta Hawks (39-39)

  • Remaining schedule: at Bulls, vs. Wizards, vs. 76ers, at Celtics
  • Current first-round matchup: at Heat (play-in)
  • Tiebreaker vs. Brooklyn: Nets clinched
  • Tiebreaker vs. Miami: Heat clinched
  • Tiebreaker vs. Toronto: Hawks clinched
  • Tiebreaker vs. Washington: Hawks leads 2-1 with one to play
  • Tiebreaker vs. Chicago: Bulls lead 2-1 with one to play

9. Toronto Raptors (39-39)

  • 🔒Clinched play-in spot
  • Remaining schedule: at Hornets, at Celtics, at Celtics, vs. Bucks
  • Current first-round matchup: vs. Bulls (play-in)
  • Tiebreaker vs. Miami: Raptors clinched
  • Tiebreaker vs. Atlanta: Hawks clinched
  • Tiebreaker vs. Washington: Raptors clinched
  • Tiebreaker vs. Chicago: Raptors clinched

10. Chicago Bulls (38-40)

  • Remaining schedule: vs. Hawks, at Bucks, at Mavericks, vs. Pistons
  • Current first-round matchup: at Raptors (play-in)
  • Tiebreaker vs. Toronto: Raptors clinched
  • Tiebreaker vs. Chicago: Bulls currently own via conference win percentage

STILL ALIVE

Orlando Magic (34-44)

  • Remaining schedule: vs. Cavs, vs. Cavs, at Nets, at Heat
  • Tiebreaker vs. Chicago: Bulls currently own via conference win percentage
 
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