NBA East Postseason Picture: Bucks, Celtics, Sixers Secure Playoff Spot; Cavaliers one win away

The Bucks, Celtics and 76ers have all secured a berth in the East playoffs. The Cleveland Cavaliers are one win away from doing the same.

Milwaukee and Boston actually secured a top 4 seed. The Sixers, who fell at the Golden State on Friday, are one win away from joining them.

Below is a comprehensive snapshot of the state of the Eastern Conference playoffs and play-ins coming into play on Saturday. This post will be updated daily for the remainder of the regular season or until all seeds are won.

Reminder of how the play-in tournament works: #7 plays against #8 and #9 against #10. The winner of the 7-8 game gets the #7, while the loser plays against the winner of the 9-10 game for the #8.

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• Projected Seed: 1
• Current first round encounter: open
• Tiebreaker vs. Boston: Tie 1-1 with one to play
• Tiebreaker vs Philadelphia: Sixers lead 2-1 with one to play

• Projected Seed: 2
• Current first round encounter: vs. Nets-Hawks Play-In Winner
• Tiebreakers vs. Milwaukee: Tie 1-1 with one to play
• Tiebreaker vs Philadelphia: Celtics won
• Tiebreaker against Cleveland: Cavs bracketed

• Projected Seed: 3
• Current first round encounter: against heat
• Tiebreakers vs. Milwaukee: Tie 1-1 with one to play
• Tiebreaker vs Philadelphia: Celtics won
• Tiebreaker against Cleveland: Sixers bracketed

• Projected Seed: 4
• Current first round encounter: against curtsy
• Tiebreaker vs. Boston: Cavs closed
• Tiebreaker vs Philadelphia: Sixer’s clinch
• Tiebreaker against New York: Knicks lead 2-1 with one to play
• Tiebreaker vs. Brooklyn: Tie 1-1 with one to play

5. New York Knicks (42-33)

• Projected Seed: 5
• Current first round encounter: at Cavs
• Tiebreaker vs. Cleveland: Knicks lead 2-1 with a play
• Tiebreaker vs. Brooklyn: Knicks currently own the Via Division winning percentage
• Tiebreaker against Miami: Knicks lead 2-1 with one to play

6.Miami Heat (40-34)

• Projected Seed: 7
• Current first round encounter: at the 76s
• Tiebreaker against New York: Knicks lead 2-1 with one to play
• Tiebreaker vs. Brooklyn: Nets lead 2-0 with two to play
• Tiebreaker vs. Atlanta: Heat clung
• Tiebreaker against Toronto: Raptors lead 2-1 with one to play
• Tiebreaker vs. Washington: Heat leads 2-1 with a play

PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT

7. Brooklyn Nets (39-34)

• Projected Seed: 6
• Current first round encounter: vs. Hawks (Play-In)
• Tiebreaker vs. Cleveland: Tie 1-1 with one to play
• Tiebreaker vs New York: Knicks currently own the Via Division winning percentage
• Tiebreaker against Miami: Nets lead 2-0 with one to play
• Tiebreaker vs. Atlanta: Nets lead 2-1 with a play

8.Atlanta Hawks (36-37)

• Projected Seed: 8th
• Current first round encounter: at Nets (play in)
• Tiebreaker vs. Brooklyn: Nets lead 2-1 with a play
• Tiebreaker vs. Miami: Heat clung
• Tiebreaker against Toronto: Hawks clipped
• Tiebreaker vs. Washington: Hawks leads 2-1 with one to play
• Tiebreaker vs Chicago: The Bulls lead 2-1 with one to play

9. Toronto Raptors (36-38)

• Projected Seed: 9
• Current first round encounter: vs. Bulls (play-in)
• Tiebreaker vs. Miami: Raptors lead 2-1 with one to play
• Tiebreaker against Atlanta: Hawks clipped
• Tiebreaker vs. Washington: Tie 1-1 with one to play
• Tiebreaker vs. Indiana: Pacers clung
• Tiebreaker vs Chicago: Raptors clung

10.Chicago Bulls (35-38)

• Projected Seed: 10
• Current first round encounter: at Raptors (Play-In)
• Tiebreaker vs. Toronto: Raptors clung
• Tiebreaker vs. Washington: The bulls currently own the winning percentage over the conference
• Tiebreaker vs. Indiana: Pacers clung

LOOKING INSIDE OUTSIDE

11. Indiana Pacers (33-41)

• Projected Seed: lottery
• Tiebreaker vs. Toronto: Pacers clung
• Tiebreaker vs. Washington: Pacers currently own the winning percentage over the conference
• Tiebreaker vs Chicago: Pacers clung

• Projected Seed: lottery
• Tiebreaker vs. Toronto: Tie 1-1 with one to play
• Tiebreaker vs. Indiana: Pacers currently own the winning percentage over the conference
• Tiebreaker vs Chicago: The bulls currently own the winning percentage over the conference