Where Sixers stand with regular-season tie breakers

Photo by Joseph Guzy/NBAE via Getty ImagesThe Philadelphia 76ers currently sit at 39-24 on the season, which is good enough for the second spot in the highly-competitive Eastern Conference. The Sixers are only separated by three games with the six-seed Cleveland Cavaliers, who currently occupy the last guaranteed playoff spot.

How the standings shake out will be anyone’s guess and tie breakers will be a huge factor in where teams finish out. So, what are the current standings with tie breakers? What are some of the undecided tie breakers where the Sixers can control their own fate?

Before we begin, I’ll explain how tie breakers work in the NBA. The first tie breaker to determine seeding is…