Coatesvillain

You ever wonder where exactly the Sixers sit in the playoff race? Or how the teams who surround them in the stretch run are performing? Sure, you can get that information elsewhere but since you're already here why not get the information from this thread?

With 16 games left in the season almost anything can happen, so keep it here to follow along as we keep track of what should be an exciting finish. We'll be tracking the teams the Sixers are mathematically alive for either catching up to or dropping behind. Once a team falls out of that window they will no longer be updated.

Current playoff standings:

1.)Celtics (51-13) +20
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2.)Pistons (47-18) +15.5
3.)Magic (43-24) +10.5
4.)Cavaliers (37-29) +5
5.)Raptors (34-31) +2.5
6.)Wizards (32-32) +1
7.)76ers (32-34) --
8.)Nets (27-38) -4.5
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Hawks (27-38) -4.5
Bulls (26-39) -5.5
Pacers (25-40) -6.5
Bobcats (24-41) -7.5
Bucks (23-42) -8.5
Knicks (19-46) -12.5
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Heat (11-53) -20

So we'll start following the games tonight. If you happened to see any of the games mentioned feel free to discuss.

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Sliccat

The way the raps are playing right now, they can go for 5th, although I'm not sure I'd rather that happen.

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Coatesvillain

Yeah, the Raps are playing terrible. I wonder how much longer Chris Bosh will be out.

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Bruno

This classification leads me to a question,which team from the possible teams we might face in the playoffs is in your view the team we have more chances to beat?

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Coatesvillain

My dream would be to get Toronto.

Out of the realistic options (5-8) the Sixers would fare the best against Orlando. Would they win? I'm not sure, but it's possible.

I really wouldn't want to see Cleveland. Sure team wise the Sixers matchup fairly but LeBron showed what he can do in the playoffs. I wouldn't want to be a victim of that.

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My teams will never win a championship anyway, so why don't you discuss everything else at my forum? Good idea, right? Yeah, I thought so. It's called.. Booing Santa Claus. See you there.

Sliccat

There's no way the raps and sixers are catching cleveland.

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Coatesvillain

Five games with 16 remaining is improbable but it wouldn't even be the biggest comeback this city's had in the past eight months.

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Coatesvillain

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My teams will never win a championship anyway, so why don't you discuss everything else at my forum? Good idea, right? Yeah, I thought so. It's called.. Booing Santa Claus. See you there.

Coatesvillain

Last Night's games..

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Second seeded Pistons beat the Hornets 105-84. The win put the Pistons up 15.5 games of the Sixers, another win will officially end any mathematical chance the Sixers have of getting the number two seed. Pistons are also 4.5 games behind the first place Celtics.

Next Game: Pistons Vs Nuggets (3/18)


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Fourth seeded Cleveland beat the Bobcats 98-91. The Cavs are five wins from clinching a playoff birth. The Bobcats currently rest four games behind the Nets for the 8th and final playoff spot in the East.

Next Game: Cavaliers @ Magic (3/17); Bobcats @ Grizzlies (3/17)


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With the 109-98 win over the 14th placed Knickerbockers the Atlanta Hawks find themselves in a tie with the Nets for the 8th and final playoff spot in the East. At nine games behind the Nets, the Knicks find themselves seven games away from being officially eliminated from the playoffs.

Next Game: Hawks @ Wizards (3/17); Knicks @ Pacers (3/17)


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The Raptors slide without Chris Bosh continues as they lose 106-100 to the Sacramento Kings. The Raptors find themselves at 34-32 and in danger of plummeting even further. Currently the Raptors only hold a half game lead of the Wizards, and 1.5 games ahead of the Sixers. Where they once had a home matchup against the Cavaliers, they now could possibly face a road series against the Detroit Pistons.

Next Game: Raptors @ Jazz (3/17)

Playoff Standings
2.)Pistons (48-18) +15.5
3.)Magic (44-24) +10.5
4.)Cavaliers (38-29) +5
5.)Raptors (34-32) +1.5
6.)Wizards (33-32) +1
7.)76ers (33-34) --
8.)Nets (28-38) -4.5
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Hawks (28-38) -4.5
Bulls (26-39) -6
Pacers (25-41) -7.5
Bobcats (24-42) -8.5
Bucks (23-43) -9.5
Knicks (19-47) -13.5

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Who cares about a championship drought?:
My teams will never win a championship anyway, so why don't you discuss everything else at my forum? Good idea, right? Yeah, I thought so. It's called.. Booing Santa Claus. See you there.

Sliccat

Don't look now, but ATL just beat the wiz

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HKF

Sixers are a game out of the 5th spot.

Toronto 34-33
Washington 33-33
Philadelphia 33-34

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Sliccat

I like that they're winning, but I'm not sure I prefer cleveland to orlando in the playoffs.

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Monday, March 17th's games..

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The Pacers, who sit in the 11th spot, beat the Knicks 110-98 moving them within three games of the final playoff spot. The Pacers were spearheaded by 36 points from Mike Dunleavy Jr. The Knicks in the meanwhile rest in the 14th spot falling 10 games back of the now 8th place Hawks. In the battle of the Bad Dad Bad GMs Bird comes out on top again.

Next Game: Knicks Vs Grizzlies (3/21); Pacers Vs Bobcats (3/19)

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At this point the Cavaliers and Magic are more focused on securing their playoff position than moving up as both have a ways between them and their competition. Even so the Cavs had a chance to cut the Magic's lead to five games, but instead they lost 104-90 to the Magic.

Next Game: Cavaliers Vs Pistons (3/19); Magic Vs Wizards (3/19)

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A game with heavy playoff implications. The Hawks fighting to wrestle the 8th seed from the Nets, and the Wizards looking at a chance to move up to 5th for another potential playoff matchup with the Cavaliers. The result was a 105-96. With the win the Hawks take a half game lead over New Jersey, while the Wizards fall to only a half game lead over the Sixers for 6th place. The possible good news for the Wizards is news of an upcoming return of Gilbert Arenas, but bad news is he'll have to find his way back into the offense and playing shape.

Next Game: Hawks @ Nets (3/19); Wizards @ Magic (3/19)

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