PHILADELPHIA -- Long after the Philadelphia 76ers emerged with a comfortable 107-86 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in their season finale here at Wells Fargo Center, most of the 76ers roster was standing in the locker room watching the final moments of the New York Knicks-Chicago Bulls game a hundred miles up Interstate 95.
If New York won the game, it would clinch the second seed -- and would be Philadelphia's potential first round opponent next weekend. If Chicago won, the Knicks would be third and the Milwaukee Bucks would clinch the second seed instead.