Nets: NBA Cancels Tuesday's Celtics-Pacers Gane

[Jeremy]

NEW YORK (Official Release) -- National Basketball Association game scheduled for Tuesday, April 16 between the Indiana Pacers and the Boston Celtics at TD Garden has been canceled. The game will not be rescheduled.

The NBA expresses its sympathy to all those affected by the tragedy in Boston earlier today.

http://www.nba.com/2013/news/04/15/b...led/index.html

How can they just cancel the game? They are potentially robbing Brooklyn of the #3 seed! The Nets swept the Pacers in the regular season and had a chance to tie them.

(Edit: Thread le should read Game*--typing on tablet)

[Kulo]

Because there was a bombing..... The Nets can't get the 3rd seed after the loss against the Raptors anyway.

[jeebus]

lol as if seeding matters in the Least.

[spurraider21]

Because Miami is in the eastern conference and seeding is pointless

[crc21209]

The game wouldn't affect seeding....

[ElNono]

they should cancel all Bobcats games too while they're at it

[Jeremy]

Because Miami is in the eastern conference and seeding is pointless

3 seed at least has a chance to make it to the ECF.

[Brunodf]

Miami already won it, pointless game.

[spurraider21]

3 seed at least has a chance to make it to the ECF.

[crc21209]

they should cancel all Bobcats games too while they're at it

[timtonymanu]

So both teams finish the season only completing 81 games?

[Jeremy]

So both teams finish the season only completing 81 games?

Yes. And since Brooklyn won their game tonight, it could still end up like this:

3. Indiana 49-32 .605
4. Brooklyn 49-33 .598

And since Brooklyn holds the tiebreaker, they could be robbed of the 3 seed, simply because Indiana does not play enough games.

[Double-Up]

Brah it's just a game...you know they bombing s right?

[Jacob1983]

So what is TNT going to air from 7pm to 930pm? The Mentalist, Dallas, or Castle?

[Jeremy]

So what is TNT going to air from 7pm to 930pm? The Mentalist, Dallas, or Castle?

They changed the time of the Hawks-Raptors game (the only other game tomorrow night, besides the second game of the doubleheader) and are going to air that on TNT.

[Jacob1983]

Awesome news. Can't wait.

[Jeremy]

OK, I didn't realize a team cannot win the tiebreaker if the other team is a division winner. So the seeds were already locked in.

[lefty]

Awesome news. Can't wait.

[Latarian Milton]

could've just played the game in indianapolis imho.

[Thread]

^Or, at a neutral site, Cleveland for instance.

It should be playedPERIOD

[romsey31]

Yes. And since Brooklyn won their game tonight, it could still end up like this:

3. Indiana 49-32 .605
4. Brooklyn 49-33 .598

And since Brooklyn holds the tiebreaker, they could be robbed of the 3 seed, simply because Indiana does not play enough games.

Indiana clinched the 3rd seed when Brooklyn lost to Toronto. So seeding isn't a factor