Re: What, didn't you know that we clinched a playoff spot?

["Art Silva" <arsilva@directvinternet.com>]

Problem with your ciphering here is that both Toronto and Indiana have 8
games left not 7. If either team wins all of their remaining games that
would give them 44 wins.

Art Silva

> Pierce will make his first appearance in the NBA Playoffs this year.
> In a perfect world, the Celtics would clinch their first playoff spot
> since 1995 with a glorious win at the FleetCenter, running off the
> court to the applause of the fans.  But with some forward thinking and
> a bit of mathematics, we can already say that the Celtics have
> officially earned a spot in the 2002 NBA Playoffs.
>
> At 43-32, the worst the Celtics can finish at is 43-39. A look at the
> Eastern Conference standings shows six teams if they won all their
> games and Boston lost all of theirs At first glance, it appears that
> both Indiana and Toronto their remaining games, that forms a three-way
> tie for the eighth and final playoff spot. But, because Boston swept
> the season-series versus Indiana, the Celtics win the tie- breaker
> with the Pacers.
>
> That, in a nutshell, is how the Celtics have already qualified for the
> 2002 NBA Playoff