Detroit clinched the No. 1 seed in the East with its win over Philadelphia.

The Pistons now don’t have to worry about any late surge from Boston in the final few games of the regular season.

The Sixers fell into the play-in positions with the loss to the Pistons. They are a half-game back of Toronto. The Raptors have an extra game in hand.

Toronto plays Boston, Miami twice, New York and Brooklyn to close out, while the Sixers finish with San Antonio, Houston, Indiana and Milwaukee.

The Raptors have the better remaining schedule. They need to be one game better than the Sixers down the stretch.

It may be difficult for the Raptors to catch Atlanta given the form the Hawks have been in of late.

Charlotte, Orlando and Miami will be locked in a fight for the No. 8 seed until the end of the regular season.

Orlando has an extra game to play and you could make the case that the Magic could go 5-0 in those contests to finish ahead of the Hornets and Heat.

No. 10 Miami vs. No. 9 Charlotte

No. 8 Orlando vs. No. 7 Philadelphia

Play-In Winner vs. No. 1 Detroit

Play-In Winner vs. No. 2 Boston

No. 6 Toronto vs. No. 3 New York

No. 5 Atlanta vs. No. 4 Cleveland