Saturday, April 11, 2009

Celtics Clinch #2 Seed

Orlando, playing without Rashard Lewis, lost to Devin Harris-less New Jersey 103-93 Saturday night. The top four seeds are set: #1 Cleveland; #2 Boston; #3 Orlando; #4 Atlanta.

The bottom four seeds are not set, however. We know the four teams that will fill them, but just how Philadelphia, Miami, Chicago, and Detroit will shake out is still very much up in the air. The seventh seed is the one Boston cares most about, as that team will be the first-round opponent.

Through Saturday's games, Chicago held a one-game lead on that spot over Detroit, which hosts the Bulls on Monday night. But Philadelphia is just a half-game up on Chicago for the six, and the various permutations just aren't worth working through at this point. Of these four teams, though, Chicago is the one that worries me the least.

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