The Boston Celtics are officially skipping the NBA play-in tournament for the fourth straight season. In order to clinch a playoff berth (i.e. a top-six seed in the Eastern Conference), Boston arrived at Kaseya Center on Friday night needing both for itself to beat the No.

The Thunder clinched a playoff berth against a defending-champion Celtics team that has achieved what Oklahoma City hopes to accomplish.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 34 and Chet Holmgren had 23 points and 15 rebounds to help the Thunder clinch a playoff berth by beating the Celtics 118-112 on Wednesday night.

The Oklahoma City Thunder clinched a spot in the NBA Playoffs after beating the Boston Celtics 118-112 Wednesday in a thrilling game defined by physicality and Boston’s unrelenting dedication to shooting the 3, setting a franchise record with 63 attempts.

The Celtics officially secured their place in the 2025 NBA playoffs Friday night with a win over the Miami Heat. Jrue Holiday scored 25 points — his most in a game since last year’s NBA Finals — on efficient 10-of-15 shooting as Boston won 103-91 at the Kaseya Center.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 and Chet Holmgren had 23 points and 15 rebounds to help the Oklahoma City Thunder clinch a playoff berth witha 118-112 victory over the Boston Celtics.

Entering the day, the Celtics needed a win over the Heat as well as a Hawks loss to the Clippers in order to secure their playoff spot. They registered a 103-91 victory in Miami,