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The Celtics easily won the Atlantic Division and had a 2-1 edge against the Bulls in the regular season, which ended Wednesday.

Boston will be seeded No. 2 in the Eastern Conference playoffs behind the Cleveland Cavaliers, who open post-season play against Detroit.

Cleveland, which finished the season with a record of 66-16, best in the league, beat the Pistons in three of four games this season.

Orlando goes against the Philadelphia 76ers and Atlanta meets Miami in Sunday games in the East.

In the Western Conference, the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers, who lost to the Celtics in the NBA finals last season, open their playoff run Sunday against the Utah Jazz.

The Lakers finished the regular schedule with a 65-17 mark.

In other Western matchups, it's Dallas vs. San Antonio and Houston vs. Portland Saturday and Denver against New Orleans Sunday.

 BREAKING STORIES

Jimenez tops Westwood in playoff

NFL playoffs resume Saturday

Baltimore, Jets claim final playoff berths

AFC wild-card race crowded

Ramsay wins South Africa golf playoff

Ramsay wins playoff at South Africa golf

House bill seeks college football playoffs

Selig: Baseball to change playoff schedule

Ames fires 64, then wins in playoff

Matteson wins in playoff

France faces Ireland in World Cup playoff

Laird bags Shriners title in playoff

Baseball playoffs resume Thursday

Kuchar takes PGA playoff victory

Twins and Tigers set for 1-game playoff

Kuchar, Taylor to finish playoff Monday

Joe Torre philosophical about the playoffs

Rockies celebrate, move on

Montoya wins pole to start NASCAR playoffs

S. African Kingston tops Hansen in playoff