Minus Cavs and Raptors which team do you not want to face in the 1st round?

[Tr1boy]

Which team is a bad matchup for the Celts?

[Donoghus]

Would rather avoid ATL if they can.

That just has a wear you down, drawn out 6-7 game series written all over it.

[Surferdad]

The Bobcats, The Pacers, The Pistons and The Heat.

[PhoSita]

Hawks. 

They play a similar style, their defense is better, they've been there before, coaching wouldn't be nearly as big of an advantage for the Celts, if at all.

[Csfan1984]

Pistons

[Tr1boy]

Hawks don't worry me much for some reason.

I want to avoid the Bucks though. Annoying team.   Giannis, Middleton,  Mayo, Henson all annoying

[alldaboston]

Atlanta and Indiana.

[Tr1boy]

Pistons

We have beat up on the pistons pretty good this year.  Really worried?

[saltlover]

I'd love to play Atlanta, so Horford can get a fresh comparison of the playoff environments of the two fan bases heading into the summer.

I don't want to play Miami because I fear Wade severely injuring IT at some point.

[Tr1boy]

We matchup badly against the Pacers. Def want to avoid

Maybe we can catch a break and play the hornet's (nobody has mentioned them and for a reason)

[Csfan1984]

Pistons

We have beat up on the pistons pretty good this year.  Really worried?

Yes because they still aren't who they are going to be. Right now they lack the experience. And we know they have some serious match up nightmares. If they figure things out they are dangerous. We know what all the other teams are so it's not something I worry about. With the other teams there exist game plans to beat them.

[MJohnnyboy]

Pistons

We have beat up on the pistons pretty good this year.  Really worried?

And by "beat up" you mean split the season series in which the games were decided 3, 6, 5, and 7 points?

Not to mention those games were all played before they acquired Tobias Harris, and they've been playing better as a team since they got him. I'd say he is somewhat justified in being worried.

[Celtics18]

Hawks don't worry me much for some reason.

I want to avoid the Bucks though. Annoying team.   Giannis, Middleton,  Mayo, Henson all annoying

You won't have to worry about us facing the Bucks in the playoffs.

[MJohnnyboy]

I would say the Hawks and Pistons. The Hawks because they play a similar style and have more experience than the Celtics do, and the Pistons because they are still tapping into their potential as a team and could very well turn it on in the playoffs.

I'm really hoping they play the Cavs because I think the Pistons match-up pretty well with them due to their youth and athleticism.

EDIT: I'm not as worried about the Heat or the Hornets because the Celtics have taken care of them every single time they played this year. The Pacers happened to play the Celtics either when the team was still trying to figure out who they were or when the team was going through injuries. I honestly don't think they'll be that tough.

[celticsclay]

I don't really get why people keep talking about the Pistons... There is a really really small chance (1%) of us playing them in the first round...