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[QUOTE="jncuse, post: 4232511, member: 1969"]
As a Raptors fan had my eye on the #4 seed entering play on Saturday and particularly Philly .(as would a Bulls fan)... both teams were 1.5 behind the Sixers who had just lost a game they actually tried to win against the Pistons with a full lieup.    And getting home court was something you had to push for.

But this weekend both teams lost to Miami.  And Philly went 2-0.  This weekend most teams in the top 4 played their teams.   They probably wanted to lock in the top 4 just to be careful.   So the top 4 which was getting squeezed from behind is now fairly locked.

Also Bulls+Raptors are pretty much locked in with Cavs in #7.   For the Raps this not the worst thing.   We were getting close enough to fourth (especially with Philly coming in to Toronto and holding the tiebreaker) that we could not afford to let up. But they are a little banged up so they can now manage that and get to #5 or #6, which really doesn't matter.

In terms of top 4, Miami is in good shape to get the #1 spot and are not holding back at all.  Seems like the Butler incident may have brought them together -- which can happen.

2-4 is a toss-up.   Seems like those teams are playing to win, except they manage b2b, which makes sense.   At this point I would play my game, rest smartly, and not worry about Brooklyn that much.   They are going to have a hard enough time even getting out of the play-ins as #9/#10 is a real possibility.
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