COMMENTARY
The dreams of landing the top seed in the Eastern Conference likely vanished for the Celtics after they fell to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. Now, after a second straight loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night, the No. 2 seed is no longer a given either. Boston woke up on Saturday clinging to a 1.5 game lead over the Toronto Raptors and a 2-game lead over the Washington Wizards with just three games remaining in the regular season.
The C’s magic number (combination of Boston wins and Toronto/Washington losses) to clinch the No.