Current Standings:

5. Washington: 40-40
6. Milwaukee: 40-41
7. Indiana: 40-41
8. Chicago: 40-41

Games remaining

Washington: vs Milwaukee WIN, @ Detroit LOSS
Milwaukee: @ Washington LOSS
Indiana: vs Orlando WIN
Chicago: vs Atlanta WIN

Final Standings:

5. Chicago: 41-41
6. Washington : 41-41
7. Indiana: 41-41
8. Milwaukee: 40-42

3 teams tied at 41-41,

Chicago holds the tiebreaker over Washington (better head-to-head record) and Indiana (Better conference record).

Washington holds the the tiebreaker over Indiana (Better conference record)

So there you go, we will be facing Cleveland in the first round.

We NEED a 4 way tie for 5th to get the 5 seed.

How?

No, everything Jordan said is correct.

The predictions of the final games included.

Sounds good. But we've had no luke against them this whole season:( i hope we can step it up against them

Doesn't Indiana and the Bucks have the tie breakers over chicago...


Isn't the tie breaker division record for teams in the same division...

and both the Bucks and the Pacers have better division records...

Bulls can still take the fith... they just need to win against the Raptors (not the hawks)... then they need everyone else to lose at least one game.


am i mistaken?

No offense but I don't think Luke Schensure will be that much of a factor into whether or not the bulls win.






(I know you meant luck )

No, conference comes first, but you are correct about us playing the Raptors(IMO even better).



tiebreaker rules

The Hornets are wrong... these are the rules as posted on nba.com

http://www.nba.com/features/2006niftynumbers.html

"Tiebreaker Basis
(1) Head-to-head
(2) Division record (if the teams are in the same division)
(3) Conference record
(4) Record vs. Playoff teams, own conference
(5) Record vs. Playoff teams, other conference
(6) Net points, all games"

Actually they are right, there is a different set of tiebreakers for a two team tie vs a three team tie. Its strange. Its not your individual records vs each, it is your combined records against the other two teams added up that matters. So even if you are oh fer on the season against a team, you can still conceivably beat them in a 3 way tiebreaker scenario.

why dont the bulls currently have the tie breaker over the pacers?

Pacers and Bucks both have better confrence records than the Bulls.

Actually you do have the seeding right of Bulls>Wizards>Pacers but the reason is because of the record amongst tied teams. You are looking at the tiebreakers for 2 teams instead of 3.

Bulls have a better conference record than the Pacers.

i think that he was trying to say "luck" but typed it wrong.

Whooops i ment to say LUCK lol . But is this for sure that we will get the 5th seed?

But if im not mistaken, the bulls won the season series 3-1 over the bucks, thats why i dont understand why we are not in 7th!!!

we split with them

Well stage one of your diabolical plan has come to fruition....


Wiz beat the Bucks tonight...

With a win tomorrow Bulls are guarunteed at least the 7 seed.



(and just out of curiosity... when I type stuff in parentheses are they invisible to everyone else )

DUDE WHAT ARE U TALKING ABOUT? Luke Will be the NBA Finals MVP. He will emerge as a Superstar and avg 32 ppg 12 rbpg and 10 astpg. A true star in the making people. He will single handidly destroy the Pistons when we play them.

Lol Im kidding by the way... I doubt he plays much in the playoffs. I hope so though, I like watching him play. He can give us solid minutes in the playoffs after Sweets and Chandler.

These are the possibilities for the Bulls...

8th seed-Bulls lose (play DET)

7th seed-Bulls win, Pacers&Bucks win. (play MIA)

6th seed-Bulls win, Wizards win&Pacers lose (play NJ)

5th seed-Bulls win, Wizards lose. (play CLE)

We will know by the end of tonight who the Bulls will open against in the playoffs.

Right now the Bulls are the #6 seed.