The Miami Heat have clinched the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference for the 2022 NBA Playoffs!
With two games left in the regular season and their record standing at 52-28, the idle Heat secured the top seed tonight after the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Boston Celtics 127-121 while the Toronto Raptors defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 119-114.
As Ira Winderman of the Sun-Sentinel details, the Heat are assured the best record in the East standings:
As the result of those results, only Milwaukee can match the Heat’s 52 victories before the regular season ends Sunday.