Who will Celtics face in Round 1? Breaking down the likely scenarios taken at BSJ Headquarters (Celtics)

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The Celtics will be in action on Wednesday night, but C’s fans will be better served watching other games around the association if they want to figure out who exactly the Celtics are going to play when the first round of the postseason starts up this weekend.

Boston's loss to the Wizards leaves Miami, Washington and Milwaukee in play for the No. 7 seed and a first-round date with the C's. All three of those squads will be in action on Wednesday night, so here’s a guide to prepare you what to what to watch for in these matchups, along with various seedings scenarios once the games are completed. Here’s a reminder of the scenarios in play on Tuesday night, courtesy of Sean Grande.




Milwaukee at Philadelphia






Giannis Antetokounmpo


Prediction: Sixers beat Bucks.


Miami at Toronto






Prediction: Heat beat Raptors


Washington at Orlando


Otto Porter Jr.
John Wall


Prediction: Wizards beat Magic


Final standings prediction:

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