Celtics (12-9) at Wizards (3-17) Game #22 12/4/25

[Phantom255x]

I expect CLE + ORL to rise in the standings, while TOR and probably also MIA slip a little. PHI and ATL are hard to tell, really depends on health/injuries (Trae, Embiid, Porzingis, etc.).

I still think the Top-4 in some order will be NY-DET-CLE-ORL, and then 5-6 could be a battle between the Celtics, Hawks, Sixers and Heat. But I feel safe to say those 4 will be seeds 5-8 (two playoff, two play-in teams). And yeah, I'm not entirely sold on Toronto, they feel Chicago-esque and they've also played an easy schedule so far if you go by SOS %. The C's also play them twice over the next two weeks so we'll see.