The Philadelphia 76ers came away with a tough 133-126 double-overtime victory on the road against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night. The Sixers have now won five straight games and finished their road trip with a 3-0 record. They were also able to overcome the absences of Joel Embiid, Tobias Harris, Kyle Lowry and others to win.
We'll be updating the Eastern Conference standings and the Sixers' standings regularly until the end of the regular season on April 14th, and finding out who they might face in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
After the Miami Heat lost to the Indiana Pacers on the road, the Sixers had a big win against the Spurs. Philadelphia is ahead of the Heat in the Eastern Conference standings and is currently the No. 7 seed in the East. The Sixers also have a game back against Indiana and remain the No. 6 seed.
The Orlando Magic defeated the Chicago Bulls, and the New York Knicks defeated the Milwaukee Bucks. The Sixers are still 2.5 games behind the Magic and Knicks, who are currently tied for the No. 3 seed in the East. Philadelphia is also the No. 5 seed, two games behind the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Everyone in the NBA will be free on April 8th, as the men's college basketball national championship will be held on Monday, with Purdue taking on UW in Arizona.
Tuesday will be a big day for the Sixers as they take on the Detroit Pistons. The Pacers will visit the Toronto Raptors and the Heat will visit the Atlanta Hawks. The Knicks will play the Bulls, and the Magic will face the Houston Rockets.
Important matches on Tuesday:
- Sixers vs. Pistons 7:00 p.m. ET
- Pacers vs. Raptors 7:00 p.m. EDT
- Heat at Hawks 7:30pm ET
- Knicks vs. Bulls 8pm ET
- Magic at Rockets 8pm ET
As of now, the Sixers are scheduled to host a 7-8 matchup in the play-in tournament against the Heat. However, Philadelphia has a good rest of its schedule and could move up in the standings. After all, it looks like the Sixers can advance to the top and avoid having to play in the play-in tournament.
- April 9 vs. Pistons
- April 12 vs. Magic
- April 14 vs. Nets
- X – Boston Celtics 62-16 –GB
- X–Milwaukee Bucks 47-31 15 GB
- Orlando Magic 46-32 16 GB
- New York Knicks 46-32 16 GB
- Cleveland Cavaliers 46-33 16.5 GB
- Indiana Pacers 45-34 17.5 GB
- Philadelphia 76ers 44-35 18.5 GB
- Miami Heat 43-35 19 GB
- pi–Chicago Bulls 37-41 25 GB
- pi – Atlanta Hawks 36-42 26 GB
*X – means you have qualified for the playoffs
*pi – indicates you have qualified for a play-in tournament
