Remaining Schedule & Seeding Thread

exculpatory · Post #41 » by **exculpatory** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 2:56 am

UPDATE
Disgusting putrid nauseating loss to a garbage Bulls team - reminiscent of earlier this season!
Tatum w ugliest & foulest trip dub of the season.
I am pissed off!

**EC’s 6 teams competing for the 4 seed (& 3 teams competing for the 10 seed) = 6 games.
*Other tough games = 4 games.
Games we should definitely win = 4 games.

We are tied for the 6 seed & 1 game in the L column behind the 4 seed.

(Bucks 35-22)

Hawks 31-26
CELTICS 31-27
Knicks 31-27
Heat 30-28
Hornets 28-28
Pacers 26-31

Bulls 24-33
Wizards 24-33
Raptors 24-34

Games Left = 14
7 H & 7 A

Week of 19April
Thurs 22April H Suns*
Fri 23April A Nets*
Sun 25April A Hornets**

Week of 26April
Tues 27April H Thunder
Wed 28April H Hornets**
Fri 30April H Spurs*
Sun 2May H Blazers*

Week of 3May
Wed 5May A Magic
Fri 7May A Bulls**
Sun 9May H Heat**

Week of 10May
Tues 11May H Heat**
Wed 12May A Cavs
Sat 15May A Wolves
Sun 16May A Knicks**

Doubles = 4
Heat**, Hornets**

Singles = 10
EC = 5
Nets*, Knicks**, Bulls**, Cavs, Magic
WC = 5
Suns*, Spurs*, Blazers*, Thunder, Wolves

GoCeltics123 · Post #42 » by **GoCeltics123** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 3:03 pm

To make it easier for this board, here's the schedules of the rest of the East teams in the hunt:

Atlanta (4 seed, 31-26):

ORL
@NY (b2b)
MIA
MIL
@DET (b2b)
@PHI
@PHI
@CHI (b2b)
POR
PHX
@IND
WAS
WAS
@ORL (b2b)
HOU

Boston (5 seed, 31-27):

PHX
@BKN (b2b)
@CHA
OKC
CHA (b2b)
SA
POR
@ORL
@CHI
MIA
MIA
@CLE (b2b)
@MIN
@NY (b2b)

New York (6 seed, 31-27):

CHA
ATL (b2b)
TOR
PHX
CHI
@HOU
@MEM (b2b)
@DEN
@PHX
@LAC
@LAL
SA
CHA
BOS (b2b)

Miami (7 seed, 30-28):

@SA
@ATL
CHI (b2b)
CHI
SA
@CLE
@CHA (b2b)
DAL
MIN
@BOS
@BOS
PHI
@MIL
@DET (b2b)

Charlotte (8 seed, 28-28):

@NY
@CHI
CLE (b2b)
BOS
MIL
@BOS (b2b)
DET
MIA (b2b)
@DET
CHI
ORL (b2b)
NO
DEN
LAC
@NY
@WAS (b2b)

Will update this as it goes along

CelticsPride18 · Post #43 » by **CelticsPride18** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 3:47 pm

Split the Suns/Nets back to back and we are good for the 4th seed.

GoCeltics123 · Post #44 » by **GoCeltics123** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 3:55 pm

CelticsPride18 wrote:Split the Suns/Nets back to back and we are good for the 4th seed.

We're going to need to keep winning and hope the upcoming stretch for Atlanta and Knicks' west-coast trip really kicks their ass. If so, we should be pretty set, but obviously this team isn't the most consistent

The_Ghost_of_JB · Post #45 » by **The_Ghost_of_JB** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 4:43 pm

What's frustrating about this seeding race is looking back and seeing how many bad teams the Celtics lost to this season.

I said the six seed and at this point I'll stand by that. The team is playing better no question but The Hawks schedule at the end is pretty easy.

The_Ghost_of_JB · Post #46 » by **The_Ghost_of_JB** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 4:44 pm

What's frustrating about this seeding race is looking back and seeing how many bad teams the Celtics lost to this season.

I said the sixth seed and at this point I'll stand by that. The team is playing better no question but The Hawks schedule at the end is pretty easy.

exculpatory · Post #47 » by **exculpatory** » Wed Apr 21, 2021 1:41 am

UPDATE

Hawks & Knicks won again.
We have dropped back to the 6 seed - 1 full game behind the Hawks & a 1/2 game behind the Knicks.
And the Heat are right on our ass.
We really do need to keep winning.

(Bucks 35-22)

Hawks 32-26
Knicks 32-27
CELTICS 31-27
Heat 30-28
Hornets 28-29
Pacers 26-31

Bulls 24-33
Wizards 24-33
Raptors 24-34

**EC’s 6 teams competing for the 4 seed (& 3 teams competing for the 10 seed) = 6 games.
*Other tough games = 4 games.
Games we should definitely win = 4 games.

Games Left = 14
7 H & 7 A

Week of 19April
Thurs 22April H Suns*
Fri 23April A Nets*
Sun 25April A Hornets**

Week of 26April
Tues 27April H Thunder
Wed 28April H Hornets**
Fri 30April H Spurs*
Sun 2May H Blazers*

Week of 3May
Wed 5May A Magic
Fri 7May A Bulls**
Sun 9May H Heat**

Week of 10May
Tues 11May H Heat**
Wed 12May A Cavs
Sat 15May A Wolves
Sun 16May A Knicks**

Doubles = 4
Heat**, Hornets**

Singles = 10
EC = 5
Nets*, Knicks**, Bulls**, Cavs, Magic
WC = 5
Suns*, Spurs*, Blazers*, Thunder, Wolves

GoCeltics123 · Post #48 » by **GoCeltics123** » Wed Apr 21, 2021 1:42 am

Knicks just clamp on defense. Hawks can't stop winning either. Down to the 6 seed.

GoCeltics123 wrote:
Celtics tiebreakers:

Atlanta>Boston
Boston>New York
Boston>Charlotte
Boston>Miami

Atlanta (4 seed, 32-26):

ORL--W
@NY (b2b)
MIA
MIL
@DET (b2b)
@PHI
@PHI
@CHI (b2b)
POR
PHX
@IND
WAS
WAS
@ORL (b2b)
HOU

New York (5 seed, 32-27):

CHA--W
ATL (b2b)
TOR
PHX
CHI
@HOU
@MEM (b2b)
@DEN
@PHX
@LAC
@LAL
SA
CHA
BOS (b2b)

Boston (6 seed, 31-27):

PHX
@BKN (b2b)
@CHA
OKC
CHA (b2b)
SA
POR
@ORL
@CHI
MIA
MIA
@CLE (b2b)
@MIN
@NY (b2b)

Miami (7 seed, 30-28):

@SA
@ATL
CHI (b2b)
CHI
SA
@CLE
@CHA (b2b)
DAL
MIN
@BOS
@BOS
PHI
@MIL
@DET (b2b)

Charlotte (8 seed, 28-29):

@NY--L
@CHI
CLE (b2b)
BOS
MIL
@BOS (b2b)
DET
MIA (b2b)
@DET
CHI
ORL (b2b)
NO
DEN
LAC
@NY
@WAS (b2b)

Will update this as it goes along

exculpatory · Post #49 » by **exculpatory** » Wed Apr 21, 2021 1:44 am

GoCeltics123 wrote:Knicks just clamp on defense. Hawks can't stop winning either. Down to the 6 seed.

GoCeltics123 wrote:
Celtics tiebreakers:

Atlanta>Boston
Boston>New York
Boston>Charlotte
Boston>Miami

Atlanta (4 seed, 32-26):

ORL--W
@NY (b2b)
MIA
MIL
@DET (b2b)
@PHI
@PHI
@CHI (b2b)
POR
PHX
@IND
WAS
WAS
@ORL (b2b)
HOU

New York (5 seed, 32-27):

CHA--W
ATL (b2b)
TOR
PHX
CHI
@HOU
@MEM (b2b)
@DEN
@PHX
@LAC
@LAL
SA
CHA
BOS (b2b)

Boston (6 seed, 31-27):

PHX
@BKN (b2b)
@CHA
OKC
CHA (b2b)
SA
POR
@ORL
@CHI
MIA
MIA
@CLE (b2b)
@MIN
@NY (b2b)

Miami (7 seed, 30-28):

@SA
@ATL
CHI (b2b)
CHI
SA
@CLE
@CHA (b2b)
DAL
MIN
@BOS
@BOS
PHI
@MIL
@DET (b2b)

Charlotte (8 seed, 28-29):

@NY--L
@CHI
CLE (b2b)
BOS
MIL
@BOS (b2b)
DET
MIA (b2b)
@DET
CHI
ORL (b2b)
NO
DEN
LAC
@NY
@WAS (b2b)

Will update this as it goes along

Thanks.
Between your post updating & my post updating, we got it covered.

GoCeltics123 · Post #50 » by **GoCeltics123** » Wed Apr 21, 2021 2:22 pm

So who do we want to win tonight, Hawks or Knicks?

exculpatory · Post #51 » by **exculpatory** » Wed Apr 21, 2021 3:49 pm

GoCeltics123 wrote:So who do we want to win tonight, Hawks or Knicks?

Knicks for sure:
1. Need to get the Hawks loss #27.
2. Hawks have the tiebreaker over us.
3. Knicks have a more difficult remaining schedule compared w the Hawks - including a brutal road trip - which will hopefully generate a bunch of losses.
4. We get a chance to beat the Knicks once more head to head.

But still good for us if the Knicks lose.

And Heat need to lose to the Spurs to get some breathing room.

All that said, if we don’t keep winning, we could easily fall back to the dreaded 7 seed.

Bad-Thoma · Post #52 » by **Bad-Thoma** » Wed Apr 21, 2021 3:54 pm

I'd always rather we were in 1st and favored to win it all but I have to say it's kind of fun (and a little emotionally exhausting) to have all the remaining regular season games feel like playoff games. The off-brand covid inspired parity does have an upside.

GoCeltics123 · Post #53 » by **GoCeltics123** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 2:45 am

Knicks and Heat are going to win. **** Spurs never come through for us. No results have gone our way recently

Trae Young's injury looms large over this

GoCeltics123 wrote:
Celtics tiebreakers:

Atlanta>Boston
Boston>New York
Boston>Charlotte
Boston>Miami

New York (4 seed, 33-27):

CHA--W
ATL (b2b)--W
TOR
PHX
CHI
@HOU
@MEM (b2b)
@DEN
@PHX
@LAC
@LAL
SA
CHA
BOS (b2b)

Atlanta (5 seed, 32-27):

ORL--W
@NY (b2b)--L
MIA
MIL
@DET (b2b)
@PHI
@PHI
@CHI (b2b)
POR
PHX
@IND
WAS
WAS
@ORL (b2b)
HOU

Boston (6 seed, 31-27):

PHX
@BKN (b2b)
@CHA
OKC
CHA (b2b)
SA
POR
@ORL
@CHI
MIA
MIA
@CLE (b2b)
@MIN
@NY (b2b)

Miami (7 seed, 31-28):

@SA--W
@ATL
CHI (b2b)
CHI
SA
@CLE
@CHA (b2b)
DAL
MIN
@BOS
@BOS
PHI
@MIL
@DET (b2b)

Charlotte (8 seed, 28-29):

@NY--L
@CHI
CLE (b2b)
BOS
MIL
@BOS (b2b)
DET
MIA (b2b)
@DET
CHI
ORL (b2b)
NO
DEN
LAC
@NY
@WAS (b2b)

exculpatory · Post #54 » by **exculpatory** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 2:48 am

UPDATE

Good W VS a tired but very good Suns team - down JB/EF/RW & w JT playing for the Suns for most of the game.
We are tied for the 5 seed w the Hawks & a 1/2 game behind the Knicks & 1 game ahead of the Heat.
We are 3 1/2 games ahead of the Hornets & 4 1/2 games ahead of the Pacers.

Kemba is out tomorrow VS the Nets.
Will we get any of JB/EF/RW back?
Will JT rest his ankle?

(Bucks 36-22)

Knicks 33-27
Hawks 32-27
CELTICS 32-27
Heat 31-28
Hornets 28-30
Pacers 27-31

Wizards 25-33
Raptors 25-34
Bulls 25-34

**EC’s 6 teams competing for the 4 seed (& 3 teams competing for the 10 seed) = 6 games.
*Other tough games = 3 games.
Games we should definitely win = 4 games.

Games Left = 13
6 H & 7 A

Week of 19April
Fri 23April A Nets*
Sun 25April A Hornets**

Week of 26April
Tues 27April H Thunder
Wed 28April H Hornets**
Fri 30April H Spurs*
Sun 2May H Blazers*

Week of 3May
Wed 5May A Magic
Fri 7May A Bulls**
Sun 9May H Heat**

Week of 10May
Tues 11May H Heat**
Wed 12May A Cavs
Sat 15May A Wolves
Sun 16May A Knicks**

Doubles = 4
Heat**, Hornets**

Singles = 9
EC = 5
Nets*, Knicks**, Bulls**, Cavs, Magic
WC = 4
Spurs*, Blazers*, Thunder, Wolves

GoCeltics123 · Post #55 » by **GoCeltics123** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 4:17 am

Great win!! Also Charlotte lost too. To be fair, they're kinda out of it, 2.5 games back, but getting LaMelo and Hayward and Monk will help them a lot.

Celtics tiebreakers:

Atlanta>Boston
Boston>New York
Boston>Charlotte
Boston>Miami

New York (4 seed, 33-27):

CHA--W
ATL (b2b)--W
TOR
PHX
CHI
@HOU
@MEM (b2b)
@DEN
@PHX
@LAC
@LAL
SA
CHA
BOS (b2b)

Atlanta (5 seed, 32-27):

ORL--W
@NY (b2b)--L
MIA
MIL
@DET (b2b)
@PHI
@PHI
@CHI (b2b)
POR
PHX
@IND
WAS
WAS
@ORL (b2b)
HOU

Boston (6 seed, 32-27):

PHX--W
@BKN (b2b)
@CHA
OKC
CHA (b2b)
SA
POR
@ORL
@CHI
MIA
MIA
@CLE (b2b)
@MIN
@NY (b2b)

Miami (7 seed, 31-28):

@SA--W
@ATL
CHI (b2b)
CHI
SA
@CLE
@CHA (b2b)
DAL
MIN
@BOS
@BOS
PHI
@MIL
@DET (b2b)

Charlotte (8 seed, 28-30):

@NY--L
@CHI--L
CLE (b2b)
BOS
MIL
@BOS (b2b)
DET
MIA (b2b)
@DET
CHI
ORL (b2b)
NO
DEN
LAC
@NY
@WAS (b2b)

exculpatory · Post #56 » by **exculpatory** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 4:44 am

GoCeltics123 wrote:Great win!! Also Charlotte lost too. To be fair, they're kinda out of it, 2.5 games back, but getting LaMelo and Hayward and Monk will help them a lot.

Celtics tiebreakers:

Atlanta>Boston
Boston>New York
Boston>Charlotte
Boston>Miami

New York (4 seed, 33-27):

CHA--W
ATL (b2b)--W
TOR
PHX
CHI
@HOU
@MEM (b2b)
@DEN
@PHX
@LAC
@LAL
SA
CHA
BOS (b2b)

Atlanta (5 seed, 32-27):

ORL--W
@NY (b2b)--L
MIA
MIL
@DET (b2b)
@PHI
@PHI
@CHI (b2b)
POR
PHX
@IND
WAS
WAS
@ORL (b2b)
HOU

Boston (6 seed, 32-27):

PHX--W
@BKN (b2b)
@CHA
OKC
CHA (b2b)
SA
POR
@ORL
@CHI
MIA
MIA
@CLE (b2b)
@MIN
@NY (b2b)

Miami (7 seed, 31-28):

@SA--W
@ATL
CHI (b2b)
CHI
SA
@CLE
@CHA (b2b)
DAL
MIN
@BOS
@BOS
PHI
@MIL
@DET (b2b)

Charlotte (8 seed, 28-30):

@NY--L
@CHI--L
CLE (b2b)
BOS
MIL
@BOS (b2b)
DET
MIA (b2b)
@DET
CHI
ORL (b2b)
NO
DEN
LAC
@NY
@WAS (b2b)

Hornets are 3 1/2 games behind us - not 2 1/2.

Hal14 · Post #57 » by **Hal14** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 3:04 pm

GoCeltics123 wrote:Knicks and Heat are going to win. **** Spurs never come through for us. No results have gone our way recently

Trae Young's injury looms large over this

GoCeltics123 wrote:
Celtics tiebreakers:

Atlanta>Boston
Boston>New York
Boston>Charlotte
Boston>Miami

New York (4 seed, 33-27):

CHA--W
ATL (b2b)--W
TOR
PHX
CHI
@HOU
@MEM (b2b)
@DEN
@PHX
@LAC
@LAL
SA
CHA
BOS (b2b)

Atlanta (5 seed, 32-27):

ORL--W
@NY (b2b)--L
MIA
MIL
@DET (b2b)
@PHI
@PHI
@CHI (b2b)
POR
PHX
@IND
WAS
WAS
@ORL (b2b)
HOU

Boston (6 seed, 31-27):

PHX
@BKN (b2b)
@CHA
OKC
CHA (b2b)
SA
POR
@ORL
@CHI
MIA
MIA
@CLE (b2b)
@MIN
@NY (b2b)

Miami (7 seed, 31-28):

@SA--W
@ATL
CHI (b2b)
CHI
SA
@CLE
@CHA (b2b)
DAL
MIN
@BOS
@BOS
PHI
@MIL
@DET (b2b)

Charlotte (8 seed, 28-29):

@NY--L
@CHI
CLE (b2b)
BOS
MIL
@BOS (b2b)
DET
MIA (b2b)
@DET
CHI
ORL (b2b)
NO
DEN
LAC
@NY
@WAS (b2b)

Yeah I mean you never wish injury on anyone, but at the same time hope Young stays out of the lineup for awhile, haha.

They said he is definitely out for at least the next 2 games. Can't see them beating the heat or bucks without him..

London2Boston · Post #58 » by **London2Boston** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 4:19 pm

The difference between 4th or 5th and then 6th is huge. Either facing one of the teams in the pack or Bucks/Brooklyn/Philly in first round.

Jammer · Post #59 » by **Jammer** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 8:00 pm

They will probably rest guys but at 32-27 suddenly 42-30 seems within reach.

GoCeltics123 · Post #60 » by **GoCeltics123** » Sat Apr 24, 2021 2:42 am

Celtics lose, Heat get dumped vs the Hawks without Trae and Capela, Hornets win.

New York (4 seed, 33-27):

CHA--W
ATL (b2b)--W
TOR
PHX
CHI
@HOU
@MEM (b2b)
@DEN
@PHX
@LAC
@LAL
SA
CHA
BOS (b2b)

Atlanta (5 seed, 33-27):

ORL--W
@NY (b2b)--L
MIA--W
MIL
@DET (b2b)
@PHI
@PHI
@CHI (b2b)
POR
PHX
@IND
WAS
WAS
@ORL (b2b)
HOU

Boston (6 seed, 32-28):

PHX--W
@BKN (b2b)--L
@CHA
OKC
CHA (b2b)
SA
POR
@ORL
@CHI
MIA
MIA
@CLE (b2b)
@MIN
@NY (b2b)

Miami (7 seed, 31-29):

@SA--W
@ATL--L
CHI (b2b)
CHI
SA
@CLE
@CHA (b2b)
DAL
MIN
@BOS
@BOS
PHI
@MIL
@DET (b2b)

Charlotte (8 seed, 29-30):

@NY--L
@CHI--L
CLE (b2b)--W
BOS
MIL
@BOS (b2b)
DET
MIA (b2b)
@DET
CHI
ORL (b2b)
NO
DEN
LAC
@NY
@WAS (b2b)