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The Latest Breaking News from the Eastern Conference

NBA: Brooklyn Nets confirm spot in playoffs, Golden State Warriors and LA Lakers stay in hunt

Picture in the Eastern Conference became clearer on Friday after the Brooklyn Nets confirmed a spot for themselves in the NBA playoffs with a 101-84 victory over Orlando Magic to clinch the sixth seeding.

The Times of India

Eastern Conference First-Round Matchups, Play-In Tournament Seeding Now Set

As the season rounds to a close, here's how the matchups look.

Sports Illustrated

Short-handed Celtics handle Raptors again, will face Heat or Hawks in first round of playoffs

BOSTON — As they finish out the regular season this weekend, the Celtics have nothing to play for in the standings. They’re locked in to the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference.

Boston Herald

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Heat rest regulars, fall to Wizards to lock in Tuesday home play-in game

WASHINGTON — There wasn’t much to be learned from this game for the Miami Heat, with Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Kyle Lowry and Kevin Love given the night off.

Tribune News Service

Heat assure themselves of home postseason appearance with 129-101 rout of 76ers

PHILADELPHIA — There will be postseason basketball on the Miami Heat’s homecourt, no matter what name the facility goes by these days.

Tribune News Service

Player grades: Bulls fall to Bucks without Antetokounmpo, Middleton

With the loss, Chicago locked up the No. 10 seed in the Eastern Conference playoff picture.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Shorthanded Celtics secure No. 2 seed, outlast Raptors 97-93 behind big nights from Brown and Brogdon

Malcolm Brogdon had one of his finest games as a Celtic as Boston defeated Toronto 97-93 at home.

USA Today Sports Media Group

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Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban Blames Jalen Brunson’s Dad, Rick, for Free Agency Exit

As Dallas’s season is in freefall, Brunson is thriving with the Knicks, who sit in fifth in the Eastern Conference.

Sports Illustrated

LA Lakers and Dallas Mavericks chase Play-Off place - what's at stake in NBA final week

The NBA regular season is entering it's final week and the stakes are high in both the Western and Eastern Conference, with a number of top stars at risk of missing out on the post-season, the race for MVP tighter than ever and the battle for a generational talent with…

Daily Mirror

Giannis Antetokounmpo slams Milwaukee Bucks teammates after ominous Boston Celtics warning

The Boston Celtics ran riot in Milwaukee on Thursday night, as they won by 41 points against Giannis and his Bucks side which led to a furious reaction from the two-time Most Valuable Player

Daily Mirror

Celtics’ chances of No. 1 seed slip with bad loss to lowly Wizards

Malcolm Brogdon said after the Celtics’ win over the Spurs on Sunday that their goal over the final stretch of the regular season is to reclaim the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference.

Boston Herald

Celtics announce Jaylen Brown earns Eastern Conference Player of the Week honors

The Celtics now have three such players so honored this season, Brown joining Derrick White and Jayson Tatum.

USA Today Sports Media Group

'That's b*******' - Phil Neville hits back after Inter Miami's third straight defeat

Former Manchester United ace Phil Neville's Inter Miami conceded late in second-half stoppage time as they lost to previously winless Chicago Fire in the MLS

Manchester Evening News

The Legacies on the Line in the Eastern Conference Playoffs

Each of the conference’s biggest stars has plenty at stake heading into this year’s postseason.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Bulls overcome athletic Rockets and are back in last play-in game spot

It wasn’t easy, despite warnings from coach Billy Donovan, but the Bulls put the clamps on the young Rockets and moved into the 10th spot in the Eastern Conference with 15 to play

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