Sure, the NBA Play-In Tournament is fun as a neutral observer. It makes for great drama and a half-week of entertaining, high-stakes basketball. However, when the NBA has three-way tiebreakers breaking out the ancient concept of divisions, suddenly Philadelphia 76ers fans are as regressive thinking as LeBron James on the matter:
LeBron on the NBA Play-In Tournament: "Whatever the case may be or we end up in the Playoff whatever that things is. Whoever came up with that s**t needs to be fired. But whatever." pic.twitter.com/lwRReGAQQ8
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) May 3, 2021
Riding an eight-game winning streak to end the season, the 47-35 Sixers will play host to the 46-34 Miami Heat, with the winner receiving the pleasure of facing the second-seed New York Knicks in the first round, starting Saturday evening.