PHILADELPHIA – Surviving each an damage to Joel Embiid and a fourth-quarter surge by the Orlando Magic, the Philadelphia 76ers took an necessary step towards escaping the Jap Convention play-in with a 125-game win. 113 on the Magic right here at Wells Fargo. Middle Friday night.
Philadelphia (46-35) has now received seven straight and located itself tied with the Magic – now losers of three video games in a row – for sixth place within the Jap Convention standings with solely the Sunday matches to be performed. However all that shortly took a backseat late within the second quarter, when Embiid – taking part in his fifth recreation since coming back from surgical procedure on his left meniscus final month – confirmed up limping and clutching his knee left after making a basket.
However after instantly heading to the locker room, Embiid returned for the beginning of the second half and scored a 3-point basket, finally ending with 32 factors, 13 rebounds and seven assists in 32 minutes. He was helped by his co-star, Tyrese Maxey, who completed with 28 factors, together with a few straight buckets within the remaining 5 minutes after Orlando pulled inside six factors to present the 76ers some respiratory room to achieve this one. out.
Friday’s recreation right here, nonetheless, was one in all a number of video games from each conferences with large ramifications for the way the playoffs will play out, since Friday’s recreation opened with simply three seeds having been determined with simply two days of standard season basketball remaining.
The sport that had the most important instant affect on what occurred right here Friday befell in Cleveland, the place the Cavaliers bought 33 factors from Donovan Mitchell and 29 factors and 13 rebounds from Jarrett Allen to beat the Indiana Pacers and provides your self an opportunity to succeed in the highest. Seeded No. 2 with one other win Sunday in opposition to Charlotte.
In the meantime, in New York, the Knicks moved one step nearer to securing no less than the third seed within the East with a 111-107 victory over their crosstown rivals, the Brooklyn Nets. Now, New York simply wants a win in opposition to Chicago on Sunday at Madison Sq. Backyard to lock itself into no less than third place. Right here’s the place issues stand within the Jap Convention heading into Sunday’s remaining day of the common season:
– Boston is locked into the highest seed.
– Milwaukee would be the second seed if it beats Orlando; New York will probably be if it beats Chicago and Orlando beats Milwaukee; Cleveland will probably be in the event that they beat Charlotte and New York and Milwaukee lose.
– New York would be the third seed if the Bucks and Knicks each win. Milwaukee would be the third seed if the Knicks win and the Bucks and Cavaliers lose. Cleveland would be the third seed if the Cavaliers win, the Knicks win and the Bucks lose.
– Cleveland would be the fourth seed if it loses or if the Cavaliers, Bucks and Knicks all win. Milwaukee will probably be fourth if New York and Cleveland win and the Bucks lose. New York will probably be fourth if the Knicks and Bucks lose and the Cavaliers win.
– Orlando will end fifth if it wins in opposition to Milwaukee, because of its victory within the Southeast division. Indiana will end fifth if it wins in opposition to Atlanta and Orlando loses. Philadelphia will end fifth if it wins and Indiana and Orlando each lose.
– Indiana will end sixth if it wins and Orlando wins. Philadelphia will end sixth if it wins and Indiana or Orlando lose.
– Philadelphia will end seventh if it wins and Orlando and Indiana each win. Miami will end seventh if the Warmth win in opposition to the Toronto Raptors, the 76ers and Pacers win and the Magic lose.
– Miami will end eighth if it loses or if the Warmth, Magic, 76ers and Pacers all win.
– Chicago is compelled to complete ninth and Atlanta is compelled to complete tenth.
