With the top of the Eastern Conference standings as tight as they have been since close to the start of the 2022-23 NBA season, the Boston Celtics and the rest of the elite ball clubs in the East could still see some significant movement in terms of seeding before the 2023 postseason arrives.
Will the Milwaukee Bucks be at the top of the East by the season’s end? Can the Philadelphia 76ers catch the Celtics for the second seed? And what about surging squads like the New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers — could either realistically make it as high as the third seed?
The hosts of TNT’s “Inside the NBA” with Shaq, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Ernie Johnson debated the potential order of the Eastern Conference in the 2023 NBA Playoffs on a recent episode.
Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what they had to say.
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