Slotted as the No. 2 seed, Boston (61-21) enters this tournament with a share of momentum on its side. The Celtics capped off the regular season, winning five out of their last six games. The sole loss during this stretch was to Orlando — their opponent in this series.

The Boston Celtics will face the Orlando Magic in the first round of the NBA playoffs, after the Magic beat the Atlanta Hawks in the play-in tournament Tuesday night to claim the 7-seed in the Eastern Conference. Game 1 of the Celtic-Magic series will be Sunday at TD Garden.

The pieces are in place for this to be a very compelling NBA postseason, with a mix of a new guard as the top seeds in both the East and West while a repeat threat is more than real in Boston and the duo of LeBron James and Luka Doncic try to go on a deep run to a title.