Boston Celtics: 2 realistic results of final 8 regular season-games in Orlando

Realistic result No. 2: Cs attain the second-seed in the Eastern Conference

As things currently stand, the Boston Celtics hold a record of 43-21. They are listed as the third seed in the Eastern Conference, the fifth seed in the entire NBA, and, according to NBA.com’s most recent power rankings, find themself listed fifth amongst the league’s top contenders.

At this stage of the season, it is an almost certain fate that the number one seed in the conference will belong to the Milwaukee Bucks come the playoffs. The dream of Boston attaining said placement in the standings has been put to bed for quite some time now.

However, the idea of the Cs attaining the number two seed… now that’s something that’s still very possible.

The current holders of the two seed is the defending champion Toronto Raptors. Despite being seen as a “championship slump” contender and, in some instances a potential lottery team in 2019-20, the Raps have followed up their title campaign with an equally impressive regular season.

Through 64 games Toronto managed to attain a record of 46-18 — was on pace for a similar record as the season prior (Kawhi who?) — placing them second in the east and fourth in the NBA rankings.

As things currently stand, the team will have home-court advantage until, possibly, the Conference Finals and are slated to play against the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the playoffs.

Now, listen; we here at the Houdini strongly believe that, regardless of matchup, the Boston Celtics have as strong a chance as anyone to represent the Eastern Conference in this year’s NBA Finals, and have been preaching this sentiment for quite some time.

That said, it would make things a lot easier for them on their quest to raise banner 18  if they were to start things off in the Quarterfinals against the Kevin Durant/ Kyrie Irving-less Nets instead of their current projected matchup, the Philadelphia 76ers.

Will the two-seed be easy to attain? No, especially with the way Toronto has played all season.

However, with eight games remaining in the regular season, and the fact that Boston is only three wins behind them in the record books, the Celtics jumping the Raps in the standings is by no means implausible.