Celtics postseason scenarios: Breaking down Boston’s playoff picture at the top of the mountain

This is what the Celtics would be looking at in the postseason if the season ended today.

Whether you’re adept at understanding how the NBA’s play-in tournament affects the Boston Celtics’ postseason picture or totally clueless about how it shakes up the historic way the playoffs have gone down, we can help clarify what the Celtics are facing and help Boston’s seeding horizon make sense.

With each win or loss potentially critical for where the Celtics will finish their season — and with it, who they will face and in what format come the postseason — we’ve put together this guide to help you make sense of Boston’s postseason situation on a game-to-game basis.

After beating the Minnesota Timberwolves to take first in the East, the Celtics control their playoff destiny, but even so, let’s dive into how that might play out if the season ended today.