{"id":38987,"date":"2021-04-12T13:47:03","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T17:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=38987"},"modified":"2026-04-22T17:13:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T21:13:20","slug":"nba-predictions-april-13-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2021\/04\/12\/nba-predictions-april-13-15\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Predictions: April 13-15"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2020-2021 NBA season is drawing closer and closer to the finish line, at least for the regular season. In any other year (except last year) the playoffs would be getting ready to kick off. However, with the delayed start to the year<\/a>, the playoffs start in May. Each week there are terrific slates of games and even more so as the season draws closer to the end. Here are some NBA predictions for the next couple of days.<\/p>\n

NBA Predictions: April 13-14<\/h2>\n

Let’s examine some of the key matchups for the next couple of days in the NBA. Playoff matchups and, in one case, a potential Eastern Conference Finals preview.<\/p>\n

NBA Predictions: April 13<\/h3>\n

Boston Celtics vs Portland Trail Blazers <\/strong><\/p>\n

The Tuesday slate of games isn’t the best, which is weird. So, the Celtics vs Blazers is the big game to watch on Tuesday night, with both of them geared for the playoffs.<\/p>\n

For the Celtics, they have begun to figure it out as of late, stringing together four wins in their past five games. Of course, Boston’s improbable run to defeat the Denver Nuggets was historic and might ignite the fire under them.<\/p>\n

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The Celtics outscored the Nuggets 31-8 in the fourth quarter to end Denver's eight-game winning streak \ud83d\ude33 pic.twitter.com\/i6hrKz8Gst<\/a><\/p>\n

— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) April 11, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n