The Sixers need two wins and a little help to land a spot in the NBA playoffs and avoid the play-in tournament, which begins next week.
Joel Embiid and the Sixers could use a week off ahead of the NBA playoffs, which they could secure by winning their final two games.in South Philly needing two wins in their final two games and some help to skip the NBA’s Play-In Tournament and head straight for the playoffs.Entering tonight, the Sixers are a game behind both the fifth-place Magic and the sixth-place Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference.
A play-in game in Philly would have to be scheduled for Wednesday, because the Flyers face the Washington Capitals Tuesday at the Wells Fargo Center in their regular-season home finale. The Milwaukee Bucks enter Friday night one win away from locking the No. 2 seed up, because they hold the tiebreaker against the New York Knicks. For the Knicks to overtake the Bucks in the standings, New York would have to go 2-0 and have the Bucks go 0-2 to close out the season.The outcome could end up mattering a lot to the Sixers, who would face the No. 3 seed in the playoffs if they manage to end the season as the No. 6 seed. As of today, that would be the Knicks.
The New Orleans Pelicans and Phoenix Suns are battling for the sixth and final playoff spot. If the Pelicans defeat the Warriors tonight, it would force the Suns into the play-in tournament, potentially pitting Kevin Durant against fellow NBA superstars LeBron James or Steph Curry.has already clinched a playoff spot with his new team, the Los Angeles Clippers. They’ll face Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs for the third time since 2020.
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