Apr 25, 2026; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) tries to reach the basket against Atlanta Hawks forward Onyeka Okongwu (17) during the first half at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

The No. 2 seeds in the Eastern and Western conferences can sew up their first-round series on Tuesday while an East contender aims to create distance.

That’s the backdrop for Day 11 of the NBA playoffs. Now here are some Best Bets.

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PHILADELPHIA 76ers at BOSTON CELTICS, 7 p.m.

Boston boasts a pair of 32-point routs in a series that it can clinch with a home victory — one with Philadelphia big man Joel Embiid in the lineup, and one without.

While Embiid contributed 26 points in 34 minutes Sunday in his return from an early-April appendectomy, it hardly seemed to matter as the Celtics rolled to a 128-96 win in Game 4.

“The mindset didn’t change for us,” Boston guard Payton Pritchard said. “And honestly, as far as scouting goes, we just changed maybe a small adjustment right before the game, but we didn’t talk about it at all.”

What the Celtics did was excel from long range. Pritchard contributed six of the team’s franchise record 24 3-pointers while Jayson Tatum swished five.

Expect Boston to wrap things up in Embiid’s season finale. The embattled Sixers star makes more offensive waves but not enough to keep the versatile Celtics from advancing.

Celtics -11.5 and Joel Embiid 20+ points as part of two-leg parlay (+144)

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ATLANTA HAWKS at NEW YORK KNICKS, 8 p.m.

Karl-Anthony Towns registered his first career playoff triple-double in Saturday’s Game 4 to spark the Knicks. His 20 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds helped New York even the series at two games each with a 114-98 road victory.

Towns’ continued success has been stabilizing for a team that has slumped in spurts but has looked for the past five quarters like the preseason juggernaut it was forecast to be.

While coach Mike Brown sounded almost aloof about moving Towns to the high post against the Hawks more frequently on Sunday, here’s thinking the Knicks build on that strategy to regain the series lead.

Karl-Anthony Towns 35+ points, rebounds, assists (-160)

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PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS at SAN ANTONIO SPURS, 9:30 p.m.

A clean injury report? The Spurs certainly will take it, even though they also realize a few key contributors still have bumps and bruises.

Notwithstanding his cryptic remarks about how his return from a concussion was handled, Defensive Player of the Year Victor Wembanyama is among the San Antonio players standing tall.

Taken with 28 points from De’Aaron Fox, Wemby’s 27 points, 11 rebounds and seven blocks added up as the Spurs gained control of the series on Sunday. San Antonio overcame a 19-point deficit in the first half to roll by 21.

“There’s nobody who cares about their stat line,” Wembanyama said. “So it’s our greatest strength.”

Spurs -12.5 (-110)

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