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<\/a><\/p>\nOKLAHOMA CITY, OK – JUNE 22: The Oklahoma City Thunder celebrate with the Larry O\u2019Brien Trophy after winning Game Seven of the 2025 NBA Finals on June 22, 2025 at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2025 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood\/NBAE via Getty Images) NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n
What is your Celtics playoff prediction?<\/p>\n
Jeff Clark<\/a>: C\u2019s over Philly in 4, C\u2019s over the Knicks in 5, C\u2019s over Pistons in 6, C\u2019s over Thunder in 7.<\/p>\n Bill Sy<\/a>: Ultimately, I think the Celtics lose to the Spurs in six and there\u2019s no shame in that. It\u2019ll be a resounding endorsement of everything that Mazzulla and Stevens have built and the franchise will reload in July.<\/p>\n Rich Jensen<\/a>: I hate predictions even more than I hate hot takes. I will, therefore, go the safe route. The Celtics are going to win another championship. I don\u2019t think that we\u2019ve seen all that this team is capable of. This is quite different from 2024, where the C\u2019s showed the whole league what they were during the regular season.<\/p>\n Here, the Celtics have evolved before our very eyes into a team that is peaking at the right time. They are the great unknowns heading into the playoffs. None of the other contenders have played the Celtics at full strength, they are deep and multifaceted, and they present challenges to defenses at every position on the court.<\/p>\n Now if the C\u2019s don\u2019t win, that\u2019s fine with me because this team is still very much a work in progress, and I think there\u2019s every reason to expect that they\u2019ll be even better next year.<\/p>\n Ian Inangelo<\/a>: My playoff prediction is that the Celtics have the talent to make it all the way to the finals and have a chance to beat any team out of the west once they get there. I\u2019ll say Celtics beat the Thunder in 7.<\/p>\n Mark Aboyoun<\/a>: Boston gets to the Finals. I\u2019m not sure whether they\u2019ll win it or not, and I don\u2019t want to jinx the team, but I feel they have enough to get back. If Tatum can stay healthy and Brown continues to play at an MVP level, they\u2019re a hard team to beat, especially at TD Garden.<\/p>\n Nirav Barman<\/a>: This is incredibly tough, again because of my superstitious self. I see the Celtics in the Finals this year. I leave it up to fate from there.<\/p>\n Mike Dynon<\/a>: In 2024, we expected the ultimate high, and the Celtics delivered. Dominant regular season, never threatened in the playoffs, cue the duck boats. This year\u2019s team was the opposite because we expected little \u2013 but Celtics culture proved all the doubters wrong. No doubt, it will be very difficult to reach the pinnacle again.<\/p>\n BOSTON, MA – JUNE 21: Derrick White #9, Al Horford #42, Jayson Tatum #0, Jaylen Brown #7, Kristaps Porzingis #8, and Jrue Holiday #4 of the Boston Celtics pose for a photograph with the Larry O\u2019Brien Trophy and the Bill Russell Finals MVP Trophy before the 2024 Boston Celtics championship parade on June 21, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2024 NBAE (Photo by Brian Babineau\/NBAE via Getty Images) NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n Despite their amazing season, the reality check was a 1-3 record versus both the East\u2019s first and third seeds (Pistons and Knicks) and a combined 1-5 against the West\u2019s top three (Thunder, Spurs and Nuggets). However, most of that was without Jayson Tatum. And after seeing the Celtics trample all expectations over the past 82 games, this is no time to be rational. The only possible prediction is: Banner 19.<\/p>\n Ryan Paice<\/a>: I think the Celtics either lose to the Knicks or make a run to the Finals. The Knicks have been a thorn in the team\u2019s side since last year\u2019s Eastern Conference Semifinals. I think the C\u2019s have more than enough firepower to take NY down, but it will be a battle. New York has the wings to slow down the Jays and performs well in clutch time, something Boston has struggled with at times in the Jays era. If Boston can overcome that challenge, they\u2019ll ride the high right through the Pistons and to the Finals.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n