Sixers’ Orlando Schedule revealed: second easiest slate

Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty ImagesTonight the NBA released the schedules for the 22 teams headed to Orlando. Some teams will be fighting to make the playoff tournament, while teams like the Sixers will be playing more for things like seeding, chemistry, and shaking off the rust from mostly staying home since early March. At 39-26 the Sixers currently sit in the 6th seed. Their record is identical to Indiana’s, although the Pacers possess a tie breaker bumping them up to the 5th seed. Now seeding is not a very big deal here for the Sixers here. This season they were a great home team and a terrible road team but now those factors won’t matter in a neutral Disney venue. Moving up a seed or two won’t change who hosts the series but it will alter the path to the finals. This poses questions like “would you rather face Boston then Toronto then Milwaukee or Miami then Milwaukee then the winner of a Boston Toronto matchup, assuming few upsets. Although let’s be honest, few things feel certain these days.

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