RECORD: 36 – 29

POSITION: Fifth

” May 5 – at Orlando Magic – 6 pm

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This should be a win, road game or no – though the Celtics might get snuck up on if they try to sneak in some rest for the starters.

RECORD: 37 – 29

POSITION: Fourth

” May 7 – at Chicago Bulls – 6:30 pm

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Another likely win barring rest and/or laziness, this tilt will be tougher, but we’ll buy stock in the trends we saw from the Celtics before recent losses.

RECORD: 38 – 30

POSITION: Fourth

” May 11 – vs. Miami Heat – 6 pm

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We think the Celtics will pull out the road win in the second of an home-and-home series necessitated by COVID reschedulings earlier in the season.

RECORD: 41 – 31

POSITION: Fifth

” Summary

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Having tracked the records of the teams the Celtics are likely to be competing with for the fourth through eighth seeds for the playoffs, we expect Boston to finish the season in a 41 – 31 tie with the Hawks, who will then get the fourth seed due to tiebreakers.