Another look sets Philadelphia 76ers at 48 wins

The Philadelphia 76ers schedule softens at the close of the NBA season. But how many wins? Lets take another look as the NBA competes over All Star events

The Philadelphia 76ers have not been this way for six seasons. Here at the All-Star break, the team is in the midst of NBA Playoff discussions. And so, much of what will be depends on the what will happen as the team makes a playoff push. No player on this team, and certainly not head coach Brett Brown, have had this level of success before. That evoked serious doubts throughout the NBA community as to whether the team would even be in this situation this year.

But here they are, with a short sprint to the finish line and an NBA schedule which seems to favor their chances. So let’s dive into it, shall we? The following table highlights the Philadelphia 76ers remaining games (H=home, A=away) and their W-L record against the rest of the league.

Home stretch

The Philadelphia 76ers had a tough schedule so far. The team made their west coast trips, pushed past two of the best Eastern Conference teams in Boston and Toronto, and emerged 30-25. But the last 27 games (14 away, 13 home) should be a lot easier.

They no longer face any more games against Toronto, Boston, Houston, Golden State, San Antonio or Oklahoma City. As a matter of fact, the Sixers don’t have any road games against the West.

Remaining schedule

Remaining	W	L	Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	GB
	1	3	1Toronto Raptors	41	16	0.719	–
	1	3	2Boston Celtics	40	19	0.678	2.0
A H	0	2	3Cleveland Cavaliers	34	22	0.607	6.5
A	2	1	4Washington Wizards	33	24	0.579	8.0
H	1	1	6Indiana Pacers	33	25	0.569	8.5
A H	1	1	5Milwaukee Bucks	32	25	0.561	9.0
			7Philadelphia 76ers	30	25	0.545	10.0
A A	2	0	8Miami Heat	30	28	0.517	11.5
A	3	0	Detroit Pistons	28	29	0.491	13.0
H A H A			Charlotte Hornets	24	33	0.421	17.0
A H	2	0	New York Knicks	23	36	0.390	19.0
A	1	1	Chicago Bulls	20	37	0.351	21.0
A H H	0	1	Brooklyn Nets	19	40	0.322	23.0
H A	1	0	Orlando Magic	18	39	0.316	23.0
A A	1	0	Atlanta Hawks	18	41	0.305	24.0
Total	16	13	Eastern Conference	423	439
	W	L	Western Conference	W	L	PCT	GB
	1	1	1Houston Rockets	44	13	0.772	–
	0	2	2Golden State Warriors	44	14	0.759	0.5
	2	0	3San Antonio Spurs	35	24	0.593	10.0
H	1	0	4Minnesota Timberwolves	36	25	0.590	10.0
	0	2	5Oklahoma City Thunder	33	26	0.559	12.0
	1	1	6Portland Trail Blazers	32	26	0.552	12.5
H	1	0	7Denver Nuggets	32	26	0.544	12.5
	1	1	8New Orleans Pelicans	31	26	0.544	13.0
	2	0	LA Clippers	30	26	0.536	13.5
	2	0	Utah Jazz	30	28	0.517	14.5
	1	1	Los Angeles Lakers	23	34	0.404	21.0
H	0	1	Memphis Grizzlies	18	38	0.321	25.5
	0	2	Sacramento Kings	18	39	0.316	26.0
H	1	0	Dallas Mavericks	18	40	0.310	26.5
	1	1	Phoenix Suns	18	41	0.305	27.0
Total	14	12	Western Conference	442	426

Philadelphia 76ers are playoff bound today

The Philadelphia 76ers are currently ranked as the 7^th-seed for the playoffs right now. Still, the team is just one game behind the Milwaukee Bucks, 1.5 games behind the Indiana Pacers and 2 games behind Washington Wizards for the 4^th-seed.

The team just completed a five game home-stand by winning all five, topped off by an incredible win against Miami. Nine of our next 12 games are on the road, so that will be a test. Although, the team finishes the last 15 games with 10 home games. Complicating everything for the Sixers are six back-to-back games. The team is 2-6 when facing 0 days rest.

Expectations

While the Philadelphia 76ers still face no Furkan Korkmaz nor Markelle Fultz, the team is healthier than it has been for most of the year. Both Joel Embiid and Justin Anderson have slightly sprained ankles The hope is that both should be good to go after the All-star break. Even better news is the fact that Embiid can play back-to-back games. And we have learned that Furkan Korkmaz has been upgraded to weight bearing activities on his foot. Whether that means he can participate with the team through season’s end remains up in the air.

The 76ers have a stout defense that leads the league with 47.0 rebounds/gm, while ranking sixth in steals and 11^th in blocks. The team’s offense stands at ninth in the NBA in points per game at 107.5. And the team has added some punch off the bench by signing shooting guard Marco Belinelli.

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There are ten games remaining against teams with winning records. Our record against those teams is 8-5. There are 17 games against teams with losing records. Our record against those teams is 9-3. If the 76ers continue to dominate these teams, we should finish 18-9, which would give us a record of 48-34 and probably the 4th-seed in the East. This would give Brett Brown 20 more wins than last year and a leg up on NBA Coach Of The Year.