NBA Playoff Race Update: The West is Set

Eastern Conference - Sure Things

(1) Milwaukee Bucks (52-18, clinched)
(2) Toronto Raptors (50-21, clinched)
(3) Philadelphia 76ers (45-25, clinched)
(4) Indiana Pacers (44-27, 100.0%)
(5) Boston Celtics (43-28, 100.0%)

Not much has changed at the top of the Eastern Conference, as the top-five teams remain in the same order they were a week ago.

The Sixers clinched their playoff berth this week, while the Pacers and Celtics are on the verge of doing the same. The first-place Bucks are now 2.5 games up on the second-place Raptors, who are 3.5 games up on the third-place Sixers, so the top two spots are pretty well spoken for at this point, barring something weird happening over the last dozen or so games of the season.

The battle happening between the Sixers, Pacers, and Celtics offers plenty of intrigue, however, as the three of them are only separated by 2.5 games in the standings. As far as tiebreakers go, the Celtics and Pacers are tied at 1-1 in their season series with two games left to play, but have both won their respective season series over the Sixers already.