The Boston Celtics, Seed #1?
Jayson Tatum has played his first games since blowing his achilles tendon last season. How are things looking for him and the Boston Celtics?
The End is Nigh
There are roughly three weeks before the 2025-2026 NBA regular season ends. Around 12-13 games left for most teams. Playoff spots are being clinched. Teams are doing their best to get into favorable spots come the postseason.
Time and chance have given the Boston Celtics a unique opportunity–if they stay consistent and hungry, they could get the number one seed in the eastern conference.
Tatum’s Return
The biggest factor has got to be Jayson Tatum–his stats in his first five games following his 10-month achilles injury rehab are pretty okay at 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists. These are good numbers considering that he was out for a long time. He could do more than 20 a game, and that would probably be seen as the season draws to a close as the Celtics are managing his minutes.
The #1 Seed
The Boston Celtics were in 4th-5th place just a couple of weeks ago. They are now sitting at number two. A perfect storm of sorts seems to be brewing up in the eastern conference standings.
First, the New York Knicks seem to be a bit confused at times, even if they are 7-3 in their last 10 games. Karl Anthony-Towns is day-to-day and key contributor Josh Hart is injured–things that are not going to help the Knick cause. The Celtics have already passed the Knicks over the standings, and if the Knicks are not careful, it could stay that way.
Second, and unfortunately so, Cade Cunningham might be gone for the rest of the regular season games due to a collapsed lung. The Detroit Pistons have been at the top of the standings the whole year, and unless someone takes over his scoring and playmaking duties, the Pistons are in for a rough finish to the season. If the Pistons backslide, the Celtics who are only 4 games behind could definitely take the number one spot.
So yes, Boston could weirdly end up as the 1-seed after all the regular season games have been played. In the next 3 weeks, they have a fairly easy schedule featuring matches against inferior teams, with games against the Oklahoma City Thunder and the New York Knicks as the more challenging ones.
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