The other half of the Eastern Conference playoff picture is starting to take shape with the Sixers holding off the Heat for the No. 7 seed.
The other half of the Eastern Conference playoff picture is starting to take shape. After beating the Miami Heat at home on Wednesday and clinching the No. 7 seed, the Philadelphia 76ers will play the No. 2 seed New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. Then, the No. 9 seed Chicago Bulls knocked the No. 10 seed Atlanta Hawks out of the Play-In Tournament. The Bulls will play the Sixers for the No. 8 seed on Friday.
If not for Batum's heroics, they'd likely be headed for a wim-or-go-home play-in game Friday night against either the Chicago Bulls or Atlanta Hawks. Instead, they'll take on the No. 2 seed New York Knicks in a best-of-seven series. They won't advance if Embiid continues to look as sluggish as he did Wednesday night. But thanks to Batum, Embiid now has an extra few days to get his legs under him. If he does, the Sixers have a shot.
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