NBA East playoff photo: Celtics still alive for No. 1 seed; Current matches, tiebreakers, forecasts

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Below is an extensive photo of where things stand in the Eastern Conference playoff and play-in races going into play on Friday. This post will upgrade daily throughout the rest of the routine season or till all seeds are clinched.

Reminder on how the play-in competition works: No. 7 plays No. 8 and No. 9 plays No. 10. The winner of the 7-8 video game gets the No. 7 seed, while the loser plays the winner of the 9-10 video game for the No. 8 seed.

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Clinched top-four seed
Projected seed: 1
Current first-round match: TBD
Tiebreaker vs. Boston: Celtics clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Philadelphia: Sixers lead 2-1 with one to play

Clinched top-four seed
Projected seed: 2
Current first-round match: vs. Heat-Hawks play-in winner
Tiebreaker vs. Milwaukee: Celtics clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Philadelphia: Celtics clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Cleveland: Cavs clinched

Clinched top-four seed
Projected seed: 3
Current first-round match: vs. Nets
Tiebreaker vs. Milwaukee: Tied 1-1 with one to play
Tiebreaker vs. Boston: Celtics clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Cleveland: Sixers clinched

Clinched playoff area
Projected seed: 4
Current first-round match: vs. Knicks
Tiebreaker vs. Boston: Cavs clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Philadelphia: Sixers clinched
Tiebreaker vs. New York: Knicks lead 2-1 with one to play
Tiebreaker vs. Brooklyn: Tied 1-1 with one to play

5. New York Knicks (44-33)

Projected seed: 5
Current first-round match: at Cavs
Tiebreaker vs. Cleveland: Knicks lead 2-1 with one to play
Tiebreaker vs. Brooklyn: Knicks presently own by means of department win portion
Tiebreaker vs. Miami: Knicks clinched

6. Brooklyn Nets (41-35)

Projected seed: 6
Current first-round match: at 76ers
Tiebreaker vs. Cleveland: Tied 1-1 with one to play
Tiebreaker vs. New York: Knicks presently own by means of department win portion
Tiebreaker vs. Miami: Nets clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Atlanta: Nets lead 2-1 with one to play

PLAY-IN COMPETITION

7. Miami Heat (40-37)

Projected seed: 7
Current first-round match: vs. Hawks (play-in)
Tiebreaker vs. New York: Knicks clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Brooklyn: Nets clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Atlanta: Heat clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Toronto: Raptors clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Washington: Heat leads 2-1 with one to play

8. Atlanta Hawks (38-38)

Projected seed: 8
Current first-round match: at Heat (play-in)
Tiebreaker vs. Brooklyn: Nets lead 2-1 with one to play
Tiebreaker vs. Miami: Heat clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Toronto: Hawks clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Washington: Hawks leads 2-1 with one to play
Tiebreaker vs. Chicago: Bulls lead 2-1 with one to play

9. Toronto Raptors (38-38)

Projected seed: 9
Current first-round match: vs. Bulls (play-in)
Tiebreaker vs. Miami: Raptors clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Atlanta: Hawks clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Washington: Tied 1-1 with one to play
Tiebreaker vs. Indiana: Pacers clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Chicago: Raptors clinched

10. Chicago Bulls (36-40)

Projected seed: 10
Current first-round match: at Raptors (play-in)
Tiebreaker vs. Toronto: Raptors clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Washington: Bulls presently own by means of conference win portion
Tiebreaker vs. Indiana: Pacers clinched

OUTSIDE SEARCHING IN

Projected seed: Lottery
Tiebreaker vs. Toronto: Tied 1-1 with one to play
Tiebreaker vs. Indiana: Pacers presently own by means of conference win portion
Tiebreaker vs. Chicago: Bulls presently own by means of conference win portion

12. Indiana Pacers (33-44)

Projected seed: Lottery
Tiebreaker vs. Toronto: Pacers clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Washington: Pacers presently own by means of conference win portion
Tiebreaker vs. Chicago: Pacers clinched