When expanded to the full league standings, Boston takes a bit of a hit — as might be expected given the Western Conference long history as the stronger conference.
In this scenario, the Celtics would be seeded fifth overall — but little else would change based on the current standings, as they’d face the 76ers yet again as the 12th overall seed.
However, even a short resumption of the regular season might shake things up a lot in a full-league reseeding.
In this scenario the Dallas Mavericks would join Philly and Indiana in three-way tie in terms of record, and the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder as teams joining the Heat as clubs in range of falling to the 12th seed.
Moreover, the Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz are also all within two games of Boston, injecting even more chaos into potential first-round matchups.