Four of the top five NBA teams in the East are currently on winning streaks The only team not on a streak would be the Toronto Raptors who hold the number-one seed as of today. No team is hotter than Philadelphia with a 10-game winning streak. Boston's streak is second, winning the last six games.
If Boston win in Milwaukee Tuesday and Toronto loses at Cleveland, Wednesday's Celtics-Raptors game will be for first place in the East.
The Celtics currently hold the second seed, but the 3rd, 4th and 5th spots get dicey (Cleveland, Philadelphia, Indiana, respectively).