This thread isn't designed to talk about each individual game as in our 'other games thread' but instead to talk injuries to postseason contending teams, trades that take place between postseason contending teams, overall standings, matchups in which can potentially effect postseason seedings and/or having meaningful playoff implications. For example tonight it's Milwaukee @ Brooklyn, Chicago @ New Orleans & Boston @ Denver. Would love to see Brooklyn and Chicago loses.
I've been waiting to create this thread since pretty much the start of the season, but thought I'd wait until after the All-Star break in order to due so. I'll be sure to update this thread on a daily basis moving forward.
1.) MIA: 36-14.
2.) NYK: 32-18.
3.) IND: 32-21.
4.) BKN: 31-22.
5.) CHI: 30-22.
6.) ATL: 29-22.
7.) BOS: 28-24.
8.) MIL: 26-25.
9.) PHI: 22-29.
Heading out of the break we're 4.0 games behind Miami for the one seed, 1.5 ahead of Indy, 2.5 ahead of Brooklyn for the Atlantic Division, 3.0 games ahead of Chicago, 3.5 games ahead of Atlanta, 5 games ahead of Boston, 6.5 games ahead of Milwaukee and 10.5 games ahead of Philadelphia.
As of 5 hours ago, Danny Granger (knee) will not make his season debut Wednesday versus New York, despite participating in Tuesday's practice.
As of 5 hours ago, Bulls' head coach in Tom Thibodeau states that it's possible Derrick Rose misses the entire season. “I think in any situation like this you hope for the best but you plan for the worst. That's a possibility that he could miss the entire season and if that's the case then that's fine. We just want him to be healthy and ready to go. Whenever that is we will deal with that. For our team nothing is going to change.”
Bynum (knee) expects to practice in "a week or two" but remains confident that he'll take the court this season, PhillyBurbs.com reports. Nonetheless, he has an appointment with a knee specialist in New York on Wednesday, which could make his status more clear. (about 7 hours ago).
The postseason push is on. The playoff watch starts now.