Although the 2012-13 NBA regular season is 99 percent over, there's still a lot that must be determined from now until Wednesday night before we will know the eight first-round playoff matchups this year.
While most of the top seeds have been clinched, the No. 8 seed out West is still up for grabs as well as seeding in both conferences as teams look to improve their playoff position. Soon enough, though, the postseason picture will be complete.
With the playoffs set to tip off this coming weekend, we'll take a closer look at the brackets and highlight three teams flying under the radar that are capable of making deep postseason runs in 2013.
Boston Celtics
Unless the Utah Jazz crash the playoff party in the Western Conference this spring, the Boston Celtics will sport the worst road record of any of the 16 playoff teams in 2013.
The C's have been lackluster away from Beantown this year to say the least, but their ability to lock in on the defensive end makes them a championship contender nonetheless. Boston ranks ninth in the league in scoring defense, seventh in opponent fi ...
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2013 NBA Playoff Brackets: Under-the-Radar Teams That Will Make Deep Runs
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