The Sixers Should Go Into the Playoffs on a High Note
On Friday, the NBA’s resumption schedule was released.
The Sixers have the second easiest schedule leading up to the playoffs.
The final eight games include games against the Spurs, Wizards, Magic, Trailblazers, and the Suns, all of which the Sixers should win. The schedule also includes games against the Rockets, Raptors, and the opening night game against the Pacers, which are a little tougher.
The Sixers and the Pacers have identical records at 39-26, but Indiana has (somehow) taken the head to head matchups, so they are above the Sixers in playoff seeding. The Sixers are far and away a better team than the Pacers and hopefully, that will show when they take the floor on August 1st.
The challenge for the Sixers will most likely be the two against the Raptors and the Rockets, so let’s assume they split those two games.
The Sixers should hypothetically be going into the playoffs going 7-1 in the NBA’s final 8 games.
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Momentum is key in professional sports and the NBA is no exception. The Sixers have a real chance to right their wrongs in the final games of the season and go into the playoffs on a high; the key is execution. Of course, the one key to success is the very thing they have had trouble with all season. The Sixers have had talent, that aspect has never been in question. They have all the right pieces, but have not been able to put together any type of consistency.
Blame it on the coaching, blame it on the players, blame it on whomever. In the end, though, none of that matters. When the NBA resumes, it is a whole new ball game. The Sixers got the lucky straw. They can afford to make mistakes against teams like the Wizards and the Suns.
In fact, I can almost guarantee that there will be rust that needs to be knocked off.
It’s understandable being that not only has there been no games, but players have also had to quarantine. We have never seen anything like this, but thanks to the basketball gods the Sixers finally caught a break.
With a 7-1 showing, the Sixer should jump the Pacers for the 5th seed, meaning that they would meet former Sixer Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat in the first round, but let’s worry about that when the time comes.
Basketball is almost back and it’s time we start to get excited!
Can the Sixers ride this stroke of luck to a Finals appearance? The road starts on August 1st and I can’t wait.
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