Not to get off the Steve Nash topic (which I pretty much agree with everything you just said), but Charlotte clinched their first ever playoff berth last night. What is their magic number for clinching the seventh seed so they have to face the Magic? Right now, they stand at 42-36, 2 games behind Milwaukee and Miami (both are 44-34), and 4 games ahead of Toronto (38-40).
By my count, if they win at least one of their next four games and Toronto loses at least one, then it is signed, sealed, delivered that they will finish no worse than the seventh seed, which would be excellent news for the Cavs.
posted this on the Magic board
ATL and BOS tied at 49-29
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ATL:
vs. Toronto
@ Washington
@ Milwaukee
vs. Cleveland
Season record: 52-30 #4 seed
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BOS:
vs. Wizards
@ Milwaukee
@ Chicago
vs. Milwaukee
Season record: 52-30 #3 seed (wins the tiebreaker against ATL)
Expect Boston in the 2nd round...
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MIL (44-34):
@ Philladelphia
vs. Boston
Vs. Atlanta
@ Boston
Season record: 45-37
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MIA (44-34):
vs Detroit
@ New York
@ Philadelphia
vs New Jersey
Season record: 48-34 - I really do not see them losing any of those games, and they would have to go 1-3 while the Bobcats went 3-1 in order to drop to the #7 (CHA owns the tiebreaker there).
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CHA (42-36):
@ Houston
vs. Detroit
@ New Jersey
vs. Chicago
Season record: 45-37
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The Bucks win the tiebreaker over the Bobcats, making the Bobcats the #7 seed and also our 1st round opponents... so a miracle 4 game losing slide and a 4 game winning streak (well, 5 including tonight's game) would make the Bucks the #7 seed... probably won't happen.
*The wild-cards: Toronto goes 4-0 WITHOUT BOSH and the Bobcats go 0-4. Since Toronto would win the tiebreaker, they'd move up to the #7 seed and we'd face them. Same goes for Chicago, however I already see them losing to the Cavs tomorrow, lol...