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NBA Playoff scenarios for Thursday, April 9: Boston can lock up two seed with win over Knicks

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Some key games for seeding in both conferences on Thursday.

The playoff scenarios on the line Thursday night are not that thrilling, but there are games that will have big impacts on the final seeding. Here is what you need to know. Playoff Scenarios Boston clinches the No.

2 seed in the East and the Atlantic Division crown with a win over the Knicks. Boston is going to be the No. 2 seed and the Atlantic Division champ regardless — it would have to lose out and New York would have to win out to flip that — but it all can become official tonight.

Games to Watch Miami Heat at Toronto Raptors, 7 p. m. ET, League Pass Toronto is one of five teams in the East that can finish anywhere from No.

5 to No. 9, with just two games separating them. Toronto currently sits as the No.