Can the Celtics end up the #1 seed in the East?

[slamtheking]

barring a trade for a big man that doesn't decimate the bench or disrupt chemistry, i think they'll try like hell but miss by a couple of games.  as long as they're in the top 2 slots, they avoid Cleveland for a couple of rounds but they still need to win a couple of series to get to the ECF and that's not a given for these guys unless they figure out how to address the glaring weaknesses that were on display in last year's playoffs.

[Denis998]

538 projects us 2 games behind the Cavs at the end of the season. If you consider Love's knee injury as well as some Lebron and Kyrie DNP's down the stretch, we might be able to overtake them

[Moranis]

The thread title and the poll question are asking different things.  I answered the poll question as No because I don't think the Celtics will end up as the 1 seed, but of course the Celtics can end up as the 1 seed which is the thread title.

[showtime]

First we need to make sure Washington don't catch us!!