Celtics Favored in East, Cowherd Predicts Finals

0:00It's April 14th. You're listening to Boston Celtics News today, AI-powered coverage of your team. I'm Cory with the story. The NBA playoffs tip off this week, and all eyes are on the Boston Celtics as the two seed in the east. They kick things off Sunday at TD Garden against the 7 seed, which will be either the Philadelphia 76ers or Orlando Magic. Boston enters as heavy favorites to take the conference, with the second best odds to win it all, trailing only the Oklahoma City Thunder. Earlier this week on the herd, Colin Cowherd dropped some bold calls for these playoffs, zeroing in on the Celtics twice. He predicts they'll knock out the nicks in the conference semi-finals, and then cruise through to the NBA finals for the third time in five years. Cowherd's reasoning boils down to matchups. He points out the nicks' lack bench step, and struggled defending the three-point line, while Boston's been lights out from deep ball season, third in. Three's made, fourth in attempts, and eighth in percentage. That said, the east is stacked with threats like the pistons, nicks, and

1:03cleven cavaliers, and Boston will probably face at least two on the way to the finals. The Celtics swept the calves in the regular season, but split tough series against the nicks and pistons, one in three each way. With Jason Tatum healthy in sportsbooks backing the path Cowherd sees, Boston looks primed, but these playoffs always bring surprises. Let's see how. It unfolds.