Meanwhile, Orlando won again Wednesday...

[Darrin]

I just checked the boxscore: why was Arroyo a DNP-CD? Is he injured?

[Solid D]

The Spurs did not heed the warning and they did not D-up. Incredibly good game by Timmy, however!

Arroyo had a hamstring injury and couldn't go.

[Phenomanul]

Thanks for the loss. The Pistons just clinched homecourt throughout. One more step on "Saunders' successful season" list.

We will be giving you all a first round matchup with the Magic.... Howard is probably one of the few athletes that can challenge Ben Wallace's Board Dominance.....

And both Milicic and Arroyo would be playing with a chip on their shoulder against the Pistons....

Anyway the race for 8th seed in the East will be interesting to follow.

[Darrin]

We will be giving you all a first round matchup with the Magic.... Howard is probably one of the few athletes that can challenge Ben Wallace's Board Dominance.....

And both Milicic and Arroyo would be playing with a chip on their shoulder against the Pistons....

Anyway the race for 8th seed in the East will be interesting to follow.

I think Chicago just locked it up with their win over Washington and Philly's loss to Miami. Orlando will finish 9th, Philly falling back to 10th.

[Phenomanul]

I think Chicago just locked it up with their win over Washington and Philly's loss to Miami. Orlando will finish 9th, Philly falling back to 10th.

Yeah I saw the game... Amazing performance by Gordon.... still I believe Orlando would have been a tougher matchup for Detroit than Chicago....

[Darrin]

Yeah I saw the game... Amazing performance by Gordon.... still I believe Orlando would have been a tougher matchup for Detroit than Chicago....

No doubt.

[T Park]

I thought the Magic still had a shot....

[Kori Ellis]

I think Chicago just locked it up with their win over Washington and Philly's loss to Miami. Orlando will finish 9th, Philly falling back to 10th.

Actually it's now just between Chicago and Philly. Philly is in 9th one game back of Chicago. Orlando is in 10th 3 games back with 3 games left. But even if they somehow win all three and tie Chicago, the Bulls hold the tie breakers. So Orlando is out.

Chicago has left:

@Miami
@Orlando
Toronto

Philly has left:

@Orlando
NJ
@Charlotte



Chicago holds the tiebreaker, I believe.

[Kori Ellis]

And for those who care about the West , Utah has won five straight and is only one game back of Sac for the 8th spot.

Sac has left:

@Denver
New Orleans
Seattle

Utah has left:

@Dallas
@San Antonio
Golden St


Sacramento holds the tiebreaker.

[T Park]

Utah is toast....

Damn, I was hoping Sac would pass LA.....

[Darrin]

Utah is toast....

Damn, I was hoping Sac would pass LA.....

Don't worry. That other bracket is so bad, you have just as much chance of seeing Kobe Bryant and the Lakers in the Conference Finals.

[Darrin]

I thought the Magic still had a shot....

Statistically, they do. I was stating my opinion of how things will play out over the next 3 games or so.

(1) Detroit vs. (8) Chicago
(2) Miami vs. (7) Washington
(3) New Jersey vs. (6) Indiana
(4) Cleveland vs. (5) Milwaukee