Celtics playoff standings: Updated scenarios, schedule for Boston in 2026 NBA bracket
Here is an updated look at the playoff scenarios and standings for the Celtics in the 2026 postseason.
Celtics playoff standings: Updated scenarios, schedule for Boston in 2026 NBA bracket originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Boston Celtics are heading back to the postseason.
Even without star Jayson Tatum for the majority of the regular season, Boston has clinched a playoff berth for the 12th season in a row. The Celtics will be one of the top seeds in the Eastern Conference thanks in part to how well they played this year, but also to how much the rest of the playoff teams in the conference have struggled. With the regular season winding down, Boston is locked in to either the No.
2 or the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference. This means that the Celtics will play either the No.
7 or No. 6 seed in the first round. While not much movement can happen for Boston, the Celtics' seed could be important when it comes to later rounds of the playoffs and home-court advantage.