There are three days of the regular season before the playoffs, and in the East, we already know two posters: Milwaukee – Orlando and Toronto – Brooklyn.
Boston is guaranteed to finish 3rd, but the Celtics do not yet know their opponents. One thing is certain: it will not be Miami.
MIAMI
- 4th if the Heat wins against OKC or Indiana, OR if Indiana loses at least one game (against the Rockets or the Heat)
- 5th if the Heat loses both matches AND if the Pacers win both matches.
INDIANA
- 4th if the Heat loses both matches AND if the Pacers win both matches.
- 5th if the Heat wins at least one game AND if the Pacers and Sixers lose at least one game.
- 6th if the Pacers lose their two matches AND if the Sixers win their two matches (against the Raptors and the Rockets).
PHILADELPHIA
- 5th if the Pacers lose both matches AND if the Sixers win both matches.
- 6th if the Pacers win a game OR if the Sixers lose at least one game.
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