Jayson Tatum scored 50 points and helped the Celtics advance to the playoffs.

Jayson Tatum scored 50 points and helped the Celtics advance to the playoffs.
Before the real playoffs begin, we’re having play-in games to fill in the 7th and 8th spots. PREDICTION TIME.
The Warriors have won 6 of 7. And their last two wins were against the Jazz and the Suns. Uh-oh.
Anthony Davis has looked great the last two games. The Lakers have looked good for the first time in weeks.
The Hawks were 14-20 when Lloyd Pierce was fired. Since then? Nate McMillan has the Hawks at 20-7 since March 1.
It’s very late but it’s still Monday and I have rankings to show you.
The Celtics defeated the Lakers on Thursday and won their 5th straight game. Hmmmmm.
The Bulls won their second straight after a 6-game skid. Even so, their position is much better than in recent years.
Celtics looked like the great team in years past against the Bucks on Friday.
The Houston Rockets’ losing streak is now over. They had lost 20 straight games before finally getting a win against Toronto.
The Bucks. The Sixers. The Nets. And maybe the Heat. The East up top is a battle.
Why not Giannis Antetokounmpo for a third straight MVP award? Also, the Bucks have won 5 straight.
Nuggets get a big win against the Lakers. They’re #7 in the West but also just two games behind #4 Phoenix.
Pistons defeat the Celtics for the second time this season after Saddiq Bey had a career night.
Stephen Curry is doing what he can to keep the Warriors in the playoff picture. But they can’t get any kind of streak going.
We know how this goes with the NBA. Lakers vs Celtics has a history that goes over 50 years.