Colin Cowherd has made two bold predictions regarding the Boston Celtics for the 2026 NBA Playoffs. The Celtics, currently the two seed in the Eastern Conference, are set to begin their playoff run this Sunday against the seven seed.
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The NBA postseason starts this week, kicking off the most exciting part of the season.
As the two seed in the Eastern Conference, the Boston Celtics will begin their playoff run on Sunday against the seven seedĀ (either the Philadelphia 76ers or Orlando Magic) at TD Garden.
The Celtics have high hopes entering the postseason, as they enter the playoffs favored to win the East. They also have the second-best title odds behind the Oklahoma City Thunder at FanDuel Sportsbook.
Prior to the start of the Play-In Tournament on Tuesday, Colin Cowherd made five predictions for theĀ 2026 NBA Playoffs on "The Herd," two of which involved Boston.
One was that Cowherd thinks the Celtics will beat the Knicks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, even though Boston lost to New York in that round last year and wentĀ 1-3 against the Knicks in the regular season this year.
"(The Knicks) don't have a bench," Cowherd said. "The other thing is they don't defend threes. The Celtics are great offensively, and they shoot a lot of threes and hit a lot. I don't think it's a great matchup."
To Cowherd's point, Boston is an elite 3-point shooting team, ranking third in 3-pointers made, fourth in 3-pointers attempted and eighth in 3-point percentage this season.
Cowherd also picked the Celtics to win the Eastern Conference and reach the NBA Finals for the third time in five years.
"I don't think the Pistons have the firepower to beat Boston, and I don't think the Knicks have the bench or the defense to beat Boston, so I think the Celtics are gonna get into the Finals," Cowherd predicted.
The sportsbooks agree with him there, but time will tell. The Pistons, Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers are all legitimate contenders in the East, and Boston will likely have to go through two of them to reach the Finals.
The Celtics swept the Cavaliers during the regular season but wentĀ 1-3 against both the Knicks and Pistons, so those could be challenging matchups for Boston, even with Jayson Tatum back in the fold.
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The Boston Celtics will begin their playoff run on Sunday, facing either the Philadelphia 76ers or the Orlando Magic.
The Boston Celtics are currently the two seed in the Eastern Conference for the 2023 NBA Playoffs.
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