The Atlantic Division Down the Stretch (4/13)

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Hey guys, game preview seems pointless because we played New Jersey a few days ago, so I’m just doing the standings today. Also, I have no time.

Standings

Standing	Team	Record	Games Behind	Notes
1	Boston	34-24	-
2	Philadelphia	31-27	3
3	New York	30-28	4
4	New Jersey	21-38	13.5
5	Toronto	20-39	14.5

Last Week’s Schedule and Results

76ers

Day	Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
Saturday	4/7/2012	Orlando	Home	L
Sunday	4/8/2012	Boston	Away	L
Tuesday	4/10/2012	New Jersey	Away	W
Wednesday	4/11/2012	Toronto	Away	W

Celtics:

Day	Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Record
Saturday	4/7/2012	Indiana	Away	W
Sunday	4/8/2012	Philadelphia	Home	W
Tuesday	4/10/2012	Miami	Away	W
Wednesday	4/11/2012	Atlanta	Home	W

Knicks:

Day	Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Record
Sunday	4/8/2012	Chicago	Home	W
Tuesday	4/10/2012	Chicago	Away	L
Wednesday	4/11/2012	Milwaukee	Away	W

Upcoming Schedule

76ers

Day	Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Record
Friday	4/13/12	New Jersey	Home	21-38
Monday	4/16/12	Orlando	Away	34-24
Tuesday	4/17/12	Indiana	Home	36-22
Wednesday	4/18/12	Cleveland	Away	19-37

Celtics

Day	Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Record
Friday	4/13/12	Toronto	Away	20-39
Saturday	4/14/12	New Jersey	Away	21-38
Sunday	4/15/12	Charlotte	Away	7-50
Tuesday	4/17/12	New York	Away	30-28
Wednesday	4/18/12	Orlando	Home	34-24

Knicks

Day	Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Record
Friday	4/13/12	Washington	Home	14-44
Sunday	4/15/12	Miami	Home	40-17
Tuesday	4/17/12	Boston	Home	34-24
Wednesday	4/18/12	New Jersey	Away	21-38

Injuries (info from Basketball-Reference.com)

Sixers: none

Celtics: Jermaine O’Neal (out for year), Ray Allen (out vs. Toronto/likely return soon)

Knicks: Jeremy Lin (out for regular season), Amar’e Stoudemire (out/likely return before end of year)

Notes

Both the Sixers and Celtics have back-to-back-to-back series this week. The Sixers have a tougher stretch in those three games, but the Celtics have three road games and five games in six days. Have fun with that, Boston. I think they still win 3/4 of those 5. I don’t believe the Sixers win more than 2 of their 4 games this week – tonight’s game won’t be too easy, while tired legs might take them out of others.

The Knicks have both Miami and Boston on the slate. This sounds like a statement stretch for them, both in the Atlantic and the East. If they can go 3-1 (and just so you know, I want them to pass us in the standings), that works for me.