How Celtics Can Clinch Spot In NBA Playoffs Wednesday

The Boston Celtics will be bound for the NBA playoffs soon.

The Celtics can clinch their spot in the NBA postseason on Wednesday night if two results break their way: They must defeat the Miami Heat at TD Garden in their highly anticipated matchup, and the Cleveland Cavaliers must lose to the Dallas Mavericks, according to Celtics.com’s Taylor Snow.

The 47-29 Celtics are one game behind the Eastern Conference-leading Heat. The 42-33 Cavs are in seventh place in the East standings and trail the Celtics by 4 1/2 games with just six games remaining in the regular season.

The Miami Herald’s Anthony Chiang explained how the Heat also can punch their playoff ticket Wednesday.

“(if Miami) defeats the Celtics AND the Cavaliers lose to the Mavericks,” Chiang wrote in a tweet.

For the Celtics, it’s a matter of when, not if, they clinch a spot in the playoffs. They’ve been surging for most of 2022 and have played themselves into the NBA Finals conversation.

You’ll hear plenty more about Boston’s postseason prospects in the coming weeks. This only is the beginning.