Current standings after tonight:
1) Cleveland 56-23
2) Toronto 52-26
3) Atlanta 47-32
4) Boston 46-32
5) Miami 46-32
6) Charlotte 45-33
7) Indiana 42-36
8 ) Detroit 42-37
9) Chicago 39-40
10) Washington 38-40
Toronto and Chicago both did not do us any favors tonight by losing to Atlanta and Miami, respectively. Right now, it looks like a three man race to the third seed with us and Atlanta being the two top contenders. Ultimately, it's going to come down to who wins on Saturday night in Atlanta. If Boston wins, then I think we take the third seed with the opposite being true if Atlanta wins. Atlanta still has us, Cleveland, and Washington left. Washington is most likely a win, and though Cleveland doesn't have anything left to play for, they've already been resting guys in games. As long as James plays they still have a chance. As for Miami, they have a home-and-home with Orlando, a game at Detroit, and a game at Boston to finish the season. I think it will be tough to win both of those Orlando games consecutively, and both in Detroit and Boston they won't be favored to win.
Ultimately, we control our own fate, and though we must take care of business tomorrow night at home against Milwaukee, the greatest test comes on Saturday in Atlanta. It's a must-win game if we want to take the third seed.
I see that game as a 50/50 game right now, but if we win it then I think we win out the season going into the playoffs with a pretty decent win streak.