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[QUOTE="jncuse, post: 4227966, member: 1969"]
East Recap Tonight

Boston played to win against Indiana - and won
Milwaukee played to lose against the Clippers - and lost
Toronto beat Orlando and now 1.5 games behind Philly

Philly actually played to win last night against Detroit -- and lost.  I have seen some Philly fans claim they didn't try to win which is ludicrous.   You don't play all your starters, including Harden + Embiid for 37 minutes each and try to "tank" a game.   You actually sit those guys if that is your intent.

Miami
Milwaukee 1.0
Boston 1.5
Philly 2.5
Chicago 4
Toronto 4
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Cleveland 7
Brooklyn 9
Charlotte 9
Atlanta 9

At this point the playoff and play-in teams are locked.   Cleveland is in a free fall, and I wouldn't be surprised if they end up tied with some teams behind them.  The order of #7-#10 is really totally up in the air.

Miami plays Toronto Sunday -- It will be Kyle Lowry's return game to Toronto (should be emotional) so I would be stunned if they did not bring their full lineup for that one.

Miami vs #8
Milwaukee vs #7
Boston vs Toronto
Philly vs Chicago

But these move around each night.  Milwaukee doesn't seem to want that #1 that much.    I think Miami is just playing their games wherever they fall, so I guess they are the favourite to end up #1.

I think as a Toronto fan I would be content with Philly.   We have played them tough, the Harden-Embiid combo has been a mixed bag, they may have a few unvaccinated players (although don't trust much media on that topic)
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