{"id":707500,"date":"2026-04-10T15:54:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/707500\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T15:54:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:54:37","slug":"2026-nba-playoff-picture-bracket-clinching-scenarios-for-celtics-hawks-on-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/707500\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 NBA Playoff Picture, Bracket Clinching Scenarios for Celtics, Hawks on Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Heading into the final weekend of the 2025-26 NBA regular season, there are <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NBAPR\/status\/2042616338506518954\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">six clinching scenarios<\/a> at stake on Friday night. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">All six scenarios involve Eastern Conference teams, with the Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics being able to clinch division titles with a win or losses by other teams. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Here are the playoff scenarios on the line with a full 15-game schedule on Friday:<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Make Bleacher Report one of your preferred sources on Google by selecting Bleacher Report on the &#8220;source preferences&#8221; page\u00a0<a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fpreferences%2Fsource%3Fq%3Dbleacherreport.com&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cadam.wells%40wbd.com%7C0d4608b1a3e84b37a17f08de956e7757%7C0eb48825e8714459bc72d0ecd68f1f39%7C0%7C0%7C639112498844882380%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=tVmL4rYy0Lxmy9%2BL%2BBnEaoxmfcXNUlBY6i%2BajvFsEJ8%3D&amp;reserved=0\">here<\/a>. 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