QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Apr 9, 2006 -> 02:03 AM)
True, but you still have to play at Miami, San Antonio, and Indiana, as well as home games against desperate Philly and Chicago teams. The next 2 games for you after tomorrow (at home against Atl and Toronto) should be easy wins though.
As for tiebreaker, it's head to head followed by division record if head to head is tied. For example, the Bulls and Philly split their 4 games, so you go to the 2nd tiebreaker, which Philly will have since they are 8-6 (and could finish no worse than 8-8) in the division and the Bulls are all done at 4-12.
As for your Magic, they are 1-2 against the Bulls. If you were to beat the Bulls in the final meeting, it would go to the division tiebreaker, which the Magic would win since you could finish no worse than 7-9 in your division. But a Bulls win gives them the tiebreaker since they would win head to head 3-1, so that's a must win game obviously. With Philly, the Magic have a 2-1 record in head to head. So a win against them gives you the tiebreaker over them with a 3-1 head to head win, but a loss to Philly means it goes to division record. The Magic are 7-7 with games at Miami and vs. Atlanta left (should finish 8-8) while the Sixers are 8-6 and have a home and home with New Jersey left.
Got it? Probably not, but I tried.
Actually conference is the tiebreaker, not division record.
Division record would make no sense for teams playing in different divisions.
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