2026 NBA Playoffs: Can Any Team Stop the Thunder’s Shocking Quest for a Repeat?

2026 NBA Playoffs: Can Any Team Stop the Thunder’s Shocking Quest for a Repeat?
NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference

The East probabilities don’t the order of the seeds less than the West. If you are wondering why the Celtics (30.5% to reach the NBA Finals) are a slight favorite over the Pistons (28.6%) to advance out of the East, consider this tidbit:

The Pistons haven’t won a playoff series in 18 years; the Celtics were NBA champions two years ago.

However, Detroit, behind guard Cade Cunningham won the season series 3-1 over Boston (which had Jaylen Brown, but not Jayson Tatum, who was sidelined at that point), but, hey, first things first – the other competition. The top seeds are both lined up opposite division foes should the top four reach the conference semifinals – the New York Knicks eliminated the Celtics in last year’s NBA playoffs and could form an all-Atlantic Division matchup, while the Cleveland Cavaliers went further than the Pistons as the No. 1 seed a year ago and split the four games of their Central Division series this season.

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