With much of the playoff seedings still in doubt in both conferences heading into the final weekend of the regular season, the Celtics start a back-to-back in Minneapolis today and Madison Square Garden tomorrow afternoon with nothing on the line.
The Celtics are .500 and are locked in as the 7-seed in the Eastern Conference. They’ll host the 8-seed on Tuesday night with the Hornets, Pacers, and Wizards still in play to be in Boston on May 18th.
So, with only a losing record for 2020-2021 at stake, Boston will look like they have for much of the regular season vs.