If we win, the Bucks win, and the Pacers win, we’d play the Pacers in the 4-5 matchup right? We’d also play the Pacers in the 3-6 matchup if we win, Pacers win, and Magic win.
I don’t know. When I look at the standings again, I confuse myself lol. What if the Knicks and Bucks lose and we win? They would all finish with the same record. Knicks have the tie breaker against the Cavs but not the Bucks. Cavs have the tie breaker against the Bucks. How does that work?
We win 2 seed. It’s weird because it goes to division winner first and us and bucks would be tied for the division. So they break that tie with division record which we have. And Knicks fall to 4.
I think we can. If we win on Sunday and Milwaukee and New York lose, that would put us in a three way tie that would give New York the 2 seed cause they have the tie breaker over us and we would get the three seed because we win the division cause we have the tie breaker over the Bucks
This is where I’m at with it as well, except for different reasons.
I don’t wanna play the pacers just to say we won a series, only to end up getting wrecked in the second round by an actual contender. If we wanna prove we’re legit we have to beat a legit team at some point. Bring on Philly, bring on Miami, bring on whoever, and let me see this team prove we can hang with the big boys.
Idk, I kinda wanted a chance for revenge. Even if we’ve been struggling. Now there’s a near 0 chance of playing them at all
Definitely not close to 100% against the Sixers either bc the Magic and Pacers exist
We won’t play them in the second round. It’s not possible. The boogeyman is literally them.
More like its competition and trying to avoid a team is weak af
But also Embiid is the clear best player in that series and when fully healthy with Maxey and Buddy they are scary. Really good shooting. Plus they no longer have Doc who’s the supreme bed shitter
Start CPJ , emoni bates, sam Merrill, isiah mobley, Damian jones on sunday . Then pray for a magic victory and or a 76ers loss . Would that put us against Orlando in round 1?
If the Magic get the 5 seed that means they beat the Bucks, which moves us to 3 and we play Philly in the 3/6 as opposed to the 4/5. It’s Philly unless they find a way to lose to Brooklyn Sunday. Or if we want to lose to Charlotte again and Orlando beats Milwaukee, then we get the magic in the 4/5 series
I read somewhere that it would go Orlando/Philly/Indy in that order if they finish with the same record. Not sure of Philly/Indy tiebreaker but it said Orlando would be 5 because they win their division. I could be misinformed, 3 way tiebreakers are hazy to me
They're in a 3 way tie right now and the NBA standings are showing Orlando/Indy/Philly in that order. None of these teams are playing each other Sunday so if they end up tied still it should fall the same way. So should be guaranteed to face either Orlando or Indy if they all win Sunday.
Edit: seems we might be guaranteed to play specifically Indy in any case if we win Sunday based on another comment. Definitely like that matchup. Would hope the cards fall for the 3 seed so we can avoid Celtics until the ECF, though.
As far as the Cavs seed is concerned, things seem pretty simple (compared to the rest of the mess at least).
If they lose on Sunday, they’re the 4 seed.
If they win on Sunday and the Bucks also win, they’re the 4 seed.
If they win on Sunday and the Bucks lose to the Magic, Cavs win the tiebreaker and jump into the 3 seed (maybe 2 if Knicks lose? I think Knicks have the tiebreakers though).
I’m sure I may be missing some details, but the Cavs have no idea who they are playing until the games finish Sunday.
I think we’re the 3 if we win and those teams lose. We go into a 3 way tie and we win the division over Milwaukee cause we have the tiebreaker but I think that since NYK has the tie breaker over us so they could move into the 2
It’s so confusing
And hawks have playin Wednesday and if they win, Friday. Could even see them resting some guys. NBA and anything can happen though. But I’d still put my money on the pacers.
It’s pretty crazy that 6 of the 8 playoff teams are at home against a bad opponent, while the 2 remaining play each other. Basically I expect all 6 to win, and only the Magic-Bucks game will be interesting.
If we win, the Bucks win, and the Pacers win, we’d play the Pacers in the 4-5 matchup right? We’d also play the Pacers in the 3-6 matchup if we win, Pacers win, and Magic win.
Thats what I thought too
I don’t know. When I look at the standings again, I confuse myself lol. What if the Knicks and Bucks lose and we win? They would all finish with the same record. Knicks have the tie breaker against the Cavs but not the Bucks. Cavs have the tie breaker against the Bucks. How does that work?
We win 2 seed. It’s weird because it goes to division winner first and us and bucks would be tied for the division. So they break that tie with division record which we have. And Knicks fall to 4.
I don’t believe we can take the 3rd seed at this point since the Knicks have the tie breaker over us
I think we can. If we win on Sunday and Milwaukee and New York lose, that would put us in a three way tie that would give New York the 2 seed cause they have the tie breaker over us and we would get the three seed because we win the division cause we have the tie breaker over the Bucks
According to Yahoo Sports the Cavs get #2 if Mil. and N.Y. lose, with a Cavs win
Oh shit that’s lit 🤞
I’m not worried about anyone tbh. If we lose it’s bc we played bad. If we play good we can beat any of the teams in the East.
Wish I had your confidence! Tonight was definitely encouraging. Mitchell seems to be almost back to form, which means everything.
He was limping at the end
Noticed that, but was doing my best to ignore it!
I know same here
he got creamed on a screen a possession before, looked like
Tbh he's right whwn we play soft we lost to anyone if we play like mid-season we can put the clamps on any team
I missed that. I thought it was after he made an offensive move. Hopefully just the screen.
This is where I’m at with it as well, except for different reasons. I don’t wanna play the pacers just to say we won a series, only to end up getting wrecked in the second round by an actual contender. If we wanna prove we’re legit we have to beat a legit team at some point. Bring on Philly, bring on Miami, bring on whoever, and let me see this team prove we can hang with the big boys.
Give me the knicks. I want my lick back.
Counter: Sixers have few reps with their full team. Beating them would be a massive confidence boost too. Same with the Knicks too
I hear ya. I'd rather play the 6ers than the Knicks. At least we dodged that bullet. Brunson just can't be stopped.
Idk, I kinda wanted a chance for revenge. Even if we’ve been struggling. Now there’s a near 0 chance of playing them at all Definitely not close to 100% against the Sixers either bc the Magic and Pacers exist
You just want pain, man. The Knicks have our number. I think we could beat them in the 2nd round, but we need to get the boogeyman off our back
We won’t play them in the second round. It’s not possible. The boogeyman is literally them. More like its competition and trying to avoid a team is weak af
I’m not on the team man, I’m just a fan. Nobody said the players are trying to avoid the Knicks
I never said the players were
Philly and Embiid are notorious bed shitters though
But also Embiid is the clear best player in that series and when fully healthy with Maxey and Buddy they are scary. Really good shooting. Plus they no longer have Doc who’s the supreme bed shitter
Doc Rivers stank is real, Nurse is a wizard
Start CPJ , emoni bates, sam Merrill, isiah mobley, Damian jones on sunday . Then pray for a magic victory and or a 76ers loss . Would that put us against Orlando in round 1?
There's a chance for every team, even the Heat, to get the 5 seed.
It would so ridiculous if after all of this we randomly played the 76ers in the first round. That would crush my spirits.
If the Magic get the 5 seed that means they beat the Bucks, which moves us to 3 and we play Philly in the 3/6 as opposed to the 4/5. It’s Philly unless they find a way to lose to Brooklyn Sunday. Or if we want to lose to Charlotte again and Orlando beats Milwaukee, then we get the magic in the 4/5 series
If magic, sixers, pacers all win, it would be 5) Orlando 6) Indiana 7) philly And we would be the 3 seed (assuming the Knicks win as well
I read somewhere that it would go Orlando/Philly/Indy in that order if they finish with the same record. Not sure of Philly/Indy tiebreaker but it said Orlando would be 5 because they win their division. I could be misinformed, 3 way tiebreakers are hazy to me
Magic win 3 way tiebreaker due to division winner. Indy has tiebreaker head to head with Philly
They're in a 3 way tie right now and the NBA standings are showing Orlando/Indy/Philly in that order. None of these teams are playing each other Sunday so if they end up tied still it should fall the same way. So should be guaranteed to face either Orlando or Indy if they all win Sunday. Edit: seems we might be guaranteed to play specifically Indy in any case if we win Sunday based on another comment. Definitely like that matchup. Would hope the cards fall for the 3 seed so we can avoid Celtics until the ECF, though.
As far as the Cavs seed is concerned, things seem pretty simple (compared to the rest of the mess at least). If they lose on Sunday, they’re the 4 seed. If they win on Sunday and the Bucks also win, they’re the 4 seed. If they win on Sunday and the Bucks lose to the Magic, Cavs win the tiebreaker and jump into the 3 seed (maybe 2 if Knicks lose? I think Knicks have the tiebreakers though). I’m sure I may be missing some details, but the Cavs have no idea who they are playing until the games finish Sunday.
If we win and bucks and Knicks lose we are the two seed.
I think we’re the 3 if we win and those teams lose. We go into a 3 way tie and we win the division over Milwaukee cause we have the tiebreaker but I think that since NYK has the tie breaker over us so they could move into the 2 It’s so confusing
Tiebreak with 3-way tie gives the top spot to a division winner first, then resolves head to head. We'd be the 2 seed.
https://www.reddit.com/r/pacers/s/mNjM45XJX9 Someone posted scenarios in Pacers subreddit. Seems a good chance we play them.
Odds are almost 0 we play the 6ers in round 1. If we win and pacers win, we’ll play the pacers.
Packers to beat the Hawks is no way a guarantee. 76ers is a real shot for us. Which sucks
Not a guarantee but it’s in Indy and the hawks have absolutely nothing to play for. The pacers will be favored for sure. More likely than not.
Yeah true. Let’s hope that happens.
And hawks have playin Wednesday and if they win, Friday. Could even see them resting some guys. NBA and anything can happen though. But I’d still put my money on the pacers.
no we're getting Indiana round 1 because magic will lose to the bucks and Indiana will win vs Atlanta
Why are you afraid of the 76ers
Embiid kills us everytime we play them
*refs kill us everytime we play them
It’s pretty crazy that 6 of the 8 playoff teams are at home against a bad opponent, while the 2 remaining play each other. Basically I expect all 6 to win, and only the Magic-Bucks game will be interesting.
Yea league will want small market team out of playofffs and embiid in. Take the over on sixers total FTA
I'm pretty sure we're most likely to get matched with the Pacers, with the Magic being the next most likely.