Celtics playoff picture: Boston gets more promising news in No. 2 seed race
The Celtics outlook for the playoffs looks a lot better after Sunday night.
The Celtics got plenty of promising developments on Sunday night in the race for the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. Boston not only took care of business against the Hornets on the road but also got a comfortable 114-99 win while playing without Jaylen Brown (Achilles), Derrick White (knee), and Nikola Vucevic (finger).
It was the third straight win for the Celtics, who have also beaten the red-hot Thunder and Hawks in the past five days. Boston also got some more good news shortly after their victory: the Knicks lost their second straight game on Sunday night, losing 111-100 to the Thunder in Oklahoma City. That result and the Celtics’ win over the Hornets boosted Boston’s lead for the No.
2 seed by a full game. As of Sunday night, Boston now holds a 2. 5-game lead over the Knicks for the No.
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