Daily News | Sixers locked into third seed, will face Brooklyn Nets in first round with victory over Miami Heat
The 76ers are locked into the Eastern Conference No. 3 seed for the upcoming playoffs. Their playoff picture is almost complete.
Brooklyn hosts the Orlando Magic on Friday before hosting the Sixers in the regular-season finale on Sunday. The Milwaukee Bucks clinched the No. 1 seed in the East, the NBA’s best record, and home-court advantage throughout the playoffs by defeating the Chicago Bulls, 105-92, Wednesday night.clinched the East’s No. 2 seed with a 97-93 victory over the Toronto Raptors Wednesday. That’s what locked the Sixers into the third seed.
Then they outlasted Brooklyn, 137-133, at home on Jan. 25. Sixers point guard James Harden drained two huge three-pointers and a layup in the final four minutes to defeat his former teammate. And the Sixers beat the then new-look Nets, 101-98, on Feb. 11 at the Barclays Center.
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