Pacers finally lose one! We really need them to drop down to #5
That would be ideal, but I would be fine with them dropping to #4 if the Sixers can get to #3. Either way, we need them to lose a few games here. Sorry Pacers, you are a likable bunch, but I don't want my team to even have a chance of losing in the 1st round.
Also can agree with that. I just can't stomach a Philly first round matchup. The Pacers have 10 games against teams under .500 remaining so hopefully they lose a few more!
Ideal scenario is us being a 4-5 seed while PHI is the 3 seed... or us being the 3 seed, period.
Worst case is being a 4-5 seed and facing PHI first round, then MIL. That would be brutal. At least even if we're the 4-5 seed while PHI is the 3 seed we face a somewhat easier, Oladipo-less Pacers team in the 1st round while PHI-TOR battle it out.
Either way, we're going to have to win road games if we want to beat MIL and/or TOR in the playoffs anyways so I think at this point the focus should be on drawing IND or BKN in some way for the first round (preferably through just getting the 3 seed outright).
