Cup of Joe. The C's have toughest remaining schedule of 8th seed contenders
The Celtics have a one-game lead on the Heat in the Eastern Conference standings and rank 20th in ESPN's BPI rankings, two spots ahead of Miami.Source: ESPNBoston
But Boston has a lower chance of making the playoffs (42 percent) than the Heat (53 percent) because of its schedule.
The Celtics have the toughest remaining schedule of any team in the East, according to BPI’s SOS rankings. An average team would be expected to win 40.1 percent of their games against Boston’s remaining schedule, and BPI’s game projections do not favor the Celtics in any of their remaining games.
Here's the full breakdown:
Brooklyn (36-41, 78.2%): ATL, WAS, @MIL, CHI, ORL
Boston (35-42, 39.4%): @DET, @CLE, CLE, TOR, @MIL
Miami (34-43, 43.7%): CHA, CHI, TOR, ORL, @PHI
Indiana (34-43, 33.2%): @NYK, @DET, OKC, WAS, @MEM
How tough the schedule will actually be will be remained to see. With much of the playoffs being/becoming settled, you could certainly see several of these teams (here's looking at you, Cavaliers) resting their stars down the stretch.
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