The bottom half of the Eastern Conference's playoff chase remained unchanged on the final day of the regular season. Miami will visit Philadelphia in an East play-in game, while Atlanta will visit Chicago in an elimination game. The winners will advance to face New York and Boston respectively.
Orlando blew out Milwaukee, Indiana blew out Atlanta , Philadelphia blew out Brooklyn and Miami blew out Toronto. And all that meant this: Nothing on the bottom half of the Eastern Conference 's playoff chase changed on the final day of the regular season. It will be eighth-seeded Miami visiting seventh-seeded Philadelphia in an East play-in game on Wednesday, followed by 10th-seeded Atlanta visiting ninth-seeded Chicago in an elimination game later that night.
The full order in the East: Boston is No. 1, followed by New York, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Orlando, Indiana, Philadelphia, Miami, Chicago and Atlanta. Orlando won 47 games to capture the Southeast Division and get back to the playoffs for the first time since 2020. Had things gone differently Sunday, the Magic might have been assured of no more than a play-in spot. “So proud of them,” Orlando coach Jamahl Mosley said. “There's not really a lot of words for it.
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