Celtics win over Pistons clinches playoff spot

The Boston Celtics last night won over the Detroit Pistons 98-93 to clinch a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Boston right now sits currently in the 7th seed and here is the records of the top nine teams in the eastern conference listed below. Miami 58-16 - New York 48-26 10 GB Indiana 48-27 10 1/2 GB Brooklyn 43-31 15 GB Atlanta 42-34 17 Chicago 40-33 17 1/2 GB Boston 39-36 19 1/2 GB Milwaukee 36-38 22 GB Philadelphia 30-44 28 GB The first seven teams have clinched a playoff spot and Milwaukee needs 3 wins or Philadelphia loses three games to clinch the 8th spot. Last night against the Pistons Jeff Green lead the Celtics in scoring with 34 points and 6 rebounds. Paul Pierce scored 17 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds. Brandon Bass 17 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks. Congratulations to the Boston Celtics for making the 2013 NBA Playoffs. It's looking like Boston more than likely will play New York or Indiana in the first round. In the game for the Detroit Pistons Greg Monroe lead and had a double double. Monroe scored 24 points and 17 rebounds. Brandon Knight added 22 points and 4 assists. I thank you for reading my NBA Blog. I encourage you to enjoy the rest of the NBA Season and to go to the Amazon search box on this page and buy you an NBA Jersey. Again readers I say thank you and send me those comments about this post or anything NBA related this season.