http://www.nba.com/standings/team_record_comparison/conferenceNew_Std_Cnf.html

markvmc wrote:How come Philly are currently 4th and Orlando 3rd in the standings (and seeded 4th) given that Philly are, and Orlando are not leading their division?

http://www.nba.com/standings/team_record_comparison/conferenceNew_Std_Cnf.html

It's because Orlando has a better record. The division winners are guaranteed a seed between 1-4, and the team with the next best record is also in that group.

(4)Philly also has a worse record than (5)Indy and (6)Atl, so if the regular season ended today, Philly would play Indy, but would not have home court advantage because of their records.

 Atlantic 	W 	L 	Pct 	GB 	Home  	Road  	Div  	Conf  	Streak  L10 
 Philadelphia 	27 	22 	.551 	-- 	17-10 	10-12 	4-3 	20-11 	Lost 1  5-5 
 Boston 	26 	22 	.542 	0.5 	17-8 	9-14 	6-4 	21-12 	Won 1  	6-4 
 New York 	24 	25 	.490 	3.5 	15-10 	9-15 	6-6 	17-15 	Won 1  	6-4 

            Knicks                                  Sixers                                  Celtics
Wed, Mar 21 @ Philadelphia 76ers     W   Wed, Mar 21 New York Knicks     L
Fri, Mar 23 @ Toronto Raptors        L   Fri, Mar 23 Boston Celtics      L      Fri, Mar 23 @ Philadelphia, Sixers W
Sat, Mar 24 Detroit Pistons          W
------------------------------------     Sun, Mar 25 @ San Antonio Spurs L      Sun, Mar 25 Washington Wizards     W
Mon, Mar 26 Milwaukee Bucks             --------------------------------------  Mon, Mar 26 @ Charlotte Bobcats
------------------------------------     Tue, Mar 27 Cleveland Cavaliers
Wed, Mar 28 Orlando Magic               --------------------------------------  Wed, Mar 28 Utah Jazz
Fri, Mar 30 @ Atlanta Hawks              Fri, Mar 30 @ Washington Wizards       Fri, Mar 30 @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Sat, Mar 31 Cleveland Cavaliers          Sat, Mar 31 Atlanta Hawks

 Atlantic 	W 	L 	PCT 	GB 	CONF 	DIV 	HOME 	ROAD 	L 10 	STREAK
Philadelphia4 	27 	22 	0.551 	0.0 	20-11 	4-3 	17-10 	10-12 	5-5 	L 1
Boston7 	27 	22 	0.551 	0.0 	22-12 	6-4 	17-8 	10-14 	6-4 	W 2
New York8 	25 	25 	0.500 	2.5 	18-15 	6-6 	16-10 	9-15 	7-3 	W 2

            Knicks                                  Sixers                                  Celtics
Wed, Mar 21 @ Philadelphia 76ers     W   Wed, Mar 21 New York Knicks     L
Fri, Mar 23 @ Toronto Raptors        L   Fri, Mar 23 Boston Celtics      L      Fri, Mar 23 @ Philadelphia, Sixers W
Sat, Mar 24 Detroit Pistons          W
------------------------------------     Sun, Mar 25 @ San Antonio Spurs L      Sun, Mar 25 Washington Wizards     W
Mon, Mar 26 Milwaukee Bucks          W   --------------------------------------  Mon, Mar 26 @ Charlotte Bobcats   W 
------------------------------------     Tue, Mar 27 Cleveland Cavaliers
Wed, Mar 28 Orlando Magic               --------------------------------------  Wed, Mar 28 Utah Jazz
Fri, Mar 30 @ Atlanta Hawks              Fri, Mar 30 @ Washington Wizards       Fri, Mar 30 @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Sat, Mar 31 Cleveland Cavaliers          Sat, Mar 31 Atlanta Hawks

Atlantic 	W 	L 	PCT 	GB 	CONF 	DIV 	HOME 	ROAD 	L 10 	STREAK
Philadelphia4 	28 	22 	0.560 	0.0 	21-11 	4-3 	18-10 	10-12 	5-5 	W 1
Boston7 	28 	22 	0.560 	0.0 	22-12 	6-4 	18-8 	10-14 	7-3 	W 3
New York8 	26 	25 	0.510 	2.5 	19-15 	6-6 	17-10 	9-15 	8-2 	W 3

            Knicks                                  Sixers                                  Celtics
Wed, Mar 21 @ Philadelphia 76ers     W   Wed, Mar 21 New York Knicks     L
Fri, Mar 23 @ Toronto Raptors        L   Fri, Mar 23 Boston Celtics      W      Fri, Mar 23 @ Philadelphia, Sixers L
Sat, Mar 24 Detroit Pistons          W
------------------------------------     Sun, Mar 25 @ San Antonio Spurs L      Sun, Mar 25 Washington Wizards     W
Mon, Mar 26 Milwaukee Bucks          W   -------------------------------------- Mon, Mar 26 @ Charlotte Bobcats    W 
------------------------------------     Tue, Mar 27 Cleveland Cavaliers W
Wed, Mar 28 Orlando Magic            W   -------------------------------------- Wed, Mar 28 Utah Jazz              W
Fri, Mar 30 @ Atlanta Hawks              Fri, Mar 30 @ Washington Wizards       Fri, Mar 30 @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Sat, Mar 31 Cleveland Cavaliers          Sat, Mar 31 Atlanta Hawks

------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Sun, Apr 1 Miami Heat
Tue, Apr 3  @ Indiana Pacers             Tue, Apr 3 @ Miami Heat                
------------------------------------     Wed, Apr 4 Toronto Raptors             Wed, Apr 4 San Antonio Spurs
Thu, Apr 5  @ Orlando Magic              -------------------------------------  Thu, Apr 5 @ Chicago Bulls
------------------------------------     Sat, Apr 7 Orlando Magic               Sat, Apr 7 @ Indiana Pacers
Sun, Apr 8  Chicago Bulls                Sun, Apr 8 @ Boston Celtics            Sun, Apr 8 Philadelphia 76ers 
Tue, Apr 10 @ Chicago Bulls              Tue, Apr 10 @ New Jersey Nets          Tue, Apr 10 @ Miami Heat
Wed, Apr 11 @ Milwaukee Bucks            Wed, Apr 11 @ Toronto Raptors          Wed, Apr 11 Atlanta Hawks
Fri, Apr 13 Washington Wizards           Fri, Apr 13 New Jersey Nets            Fri, Apr 13 @ Toronto Raptors
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Sat, Apr 14 @ New Jersey Nets
Sun, Apr 15 Miami Heat                   -------------------------------------  Sun, Apr 15 @ Charlotte Bobcats
------------------------------------     Mon, Apr 16 @ Orlando Magic
Tue, Apr 17 Boston Celtics               Tue, Apr 17 Indiana Pacers             Tue, Apr 17 @New York Knicks
Wed, Apr 18 @ New Jersey Nets            Wed, Apr 18 @ Cleve Cavaliers          Wed, Apr 18 Orlando Magic
Fri, Apr 20 @ Cleveland Cavaliers        -------------------------------------  Fri, Apr 20 @ Atlanta Hawks
------------------------------------     Sat, Apr 21 @ Indiana Pacers
Sun, Apr 22 @ Atlanta Hawks  
------------------------------------     Mon, Apr 23 @ New Jersey Nets
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Tue, Apr 24 Miami Heat
Wed, Apr 25 Los Angeles Clippers         Wed, Apr 25 @ Milwaukee Bucks
Thu, Apr 26 @ Charlotte Bobcats          Thu, Apr 26 @ Detroit Pistons          Thu, Apr 26 Milwaukee Bucks 

HugeKnick4 wrote:Wow...the Sixers have a much easier schedule than the Knicks and the Celtics.

This is going to be a tough road to try and catch the Sixers. I do believe we can pass the Celtics, but Philly has a relatively creampuff schedule compared to us. The thing is tho that we're only 2.5 back of them and so Philly can't afford to slip up at all. They have to win and right now the Knicks are playing at a higher level than the Sixers. Last 10 games the Knicks are 8-2 whereas Philly is 5-5.

yellowboy90 wrote:I think the key will be April 8. If the Knicks can keep the wins coming with out faultering they have a chance at over taking the other two.

Yeah, man. Two consecutive meaningful games against the bulls? It's like the 90s all over again.

News Flash: Playoffs have already begun.

yellowboy90 wrote:If the Knicks can get the next two will be huge for Lin since they do not play until Tuesday. ALso another thing to look at is the number of games the other two will play clustered after the 8th. They might have a weaker schedule but they do not have that many breaks especially Boston and that is not good for an older team. Its going to be a wild ride.

Yea that's why i'm so into this final stretch. This is an amazing race here. No way to know what's gonna happen. We do have a few more rest days which we'll need.