Boston Celtics lead trader consensus at 36.5% implied probability to claim the Eastern Conference title, driven by their championship pedigree, Jayson Tatum's recent return from Achilles injury—highlighted by his 32-point outing March 29—and a 14-3 surge in their last 17 games, closing a five-game gap to the regular-season leading Detroit Pistons (54-20) with eight games left. Cleveland Cavaliers (19%) and New York Knicks (15.5%) hold firm fourth and third seeds via consistent late-season form and head-to-head edges, while Pistons' modest 12.5% reflects playoff inexperience doubts after losses to contenders like the Cavaliers. Play-in contenders like Charlotte Hornets (4.7%) add chaos potential.