Comments on: 2025-26 Game Thread: Knicks vs. Raptors – Win the Atlantic, Take Two!

By: timo

timo — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:10:45 +0000

So here are the possibilities (please correct me if I’m wrong!)
It’s now between ATL, TOR, ORL, and PHI.

If ATL wins, they clinch 5th seed.
If ATL loses and TOR wins, then TOR is 5th and ATL is 6th.
If TOR and ATL both win, then ATL is 5th and TOR is 6th.
If TOR loses, then:
-ATL is 5th
-If ORL wins, ORL is 6th and TOR and PHI are in the play-in
-If PHI wins and ORL loses, PHI is 6th and TOR and ORL are in the play-in
-If both PHI and ORL lose, they are in the play-in and TOR is 6th

One correction: if ATL loses and TOR wins, TOR isn’t necessarily the 5th seed and ATL the 6th.

TOR wins the two-way tiebreak with ATL, but an ORL win could create a 3-way tie, in which ATL would come out on top as the 5th seed, because of its status as a division winner. TOR would then prevail over ORL for the 6th.

And an ORL win over the Celtics in Boston on Sunday is very plausible because the Magic have multiple reasons to care and the Celts have none.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 03:20:23 +0000

Why would the Nuggets prefer to play the Thunder in the second round over the Spurs?

By: Educate_the_weak

Educate_the_weak — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 03:04:07 +0000

With the Wizards loss tonight Knicks get the first pick in round 2 .

By: Educate_the_weak

Educate_the_weak — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 03:00:56 +0000

Rockets in an interesting spot

If the Lakers win tonight and beat the tanking Jazz Sunday and the Nuggets throw the game Sunday against the Spurs the Rockets would play the Nuggets instead of the Lakers..

By: Educate_the_weak

Educate_the_weak — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:57:21 +0000

I misread it, you’re correct .

By: Z-man

Z-man — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:56:56 +0000

It’s interesting that all of the East games start at 6:00 PM so no team will be able to base their approach on a result, at least until the second half.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:53:51 +0000

Raptors and Hawks own the tiebreaker over the Magic so even if Hawks lose and Raptors win Hawks will be the 6th seed

Does that contradict anything I posted?

By: Educate_the_weak

Educate_the_weak — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:53:07 +0000

With the Knicks likely sitting players on Sunday, I’m not sure how much Miami is going to play their players. They need the Knicks to win for the game to matter .

By: Educate_the_weak

Educate_the_weak — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:45:46 +0000

Raptors and Hawks own the tiebreaker over the Magic so even if Hawks lose and Raptors win Hawks will be the 6th seed

By: Z-man

Z-man — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:44:08 +0000

As a wondering, is is possible that ATL tanks vs. MIA because they would prefer to play the Knicks over the Cavs?