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Celtics playoff picture: where Boston stands

The Eastern Conference field if the season ended today, where the Celtics fit, and the games left.

If the season ended today, the Celtics would be one of fourteen Eastern Conference teams level for the last five spots.

Boston leads the Atlantic Division at 0-1, half a game ahead of the Nets. 79 games are left, two of them against teams with winning records. This is the standings as they stand, not a forecast.

Eastern playoff field today

Record
Spot
1
Pistons
1-0
In
2
Celtics
0-1
Tied for last spots
2
Nets
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Knicks
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
76ers
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Raptors
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Bulls
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Cavaliers
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Pacers
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Bucks
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Hawks
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Heat
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Magic
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Wizards
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Hornets
0-0
Tied for last spots

Ties are listed, not broken. The standings as they stand, not a forecast.

The full playoff picture
Atlantic Division
Celtics 0-1 · Nets 0-0
Knicks 0-0 · 76ers 0-0 · Raptors 0-0
What is left
79 games, 2 against winning teams
The Celtics schedule

Questions

Would the Celtics make the playoffs if the season ended today?

It is a tie. Fourteen Eastern Conference teams are level for the last five spots, and the league's tiebreakers would decide it.

How many games do the Celtics have left?

79, starting against the Knicks on Friday.