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Boston Celtics clinch No. 7 seed, will face Cleveland Cavaliers in first round of playoffs

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Boston Celtics will be the Cavaliers' first round opponent to kick off 2015 NBA playoffs after they clinched the No. 7 seed with a 95-93 win over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night.

The season-series between the Cavaliers and Celtics was tied at two games apiece. Game 1 of the series will begin on either Saturday or Sunday at The Q.

Cleveland (52-29) lost the last two meetings with Boston because they used the games to rest key players, being that they had nothing to play for at the time.

Boston (39-42) has won five consecutive games and recently demolished a shorthanded Cleveland squad 117-78 on Sunday.