The Milwaukee Bucks are coming off an important win over the Atlanta Hawks and are idle on Wednesday and Thursday before their Friday game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, but Bucks fans don't have to take a day off. The playoff picture in the Eastern Conference is jumbled at the bottom, so it's acceptable to scoreboard watch at this point in the season. The eighth-seeded New York Knicks take on the Orlando Magic tonight, and the No. 7 Boston Celtics face the Utah Jazz, so there is plenty to talk about.
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| Eastern Conference Playoff Standings | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | PCT | GB | CONF | Hollinger Odds | Wednesday Night Game | ||
| 1 | x - Chicago Bulls | 40 | 11 | 0.784 | - | 29-7 | 100.0% | at ATL |
| 2 | Miami Heat | 35 | 13 | 0.729 | 3.5 | 27-7 | 100.0% | Idle |
| 3 | Orlando Magic | 32 | 18 | 0.640 | 7.5 | 25-12 | 100.0% | at NYK |
| 4 | Philadelphia 76ers | 28 | 22 | 0.560 | 11.5 | 21-11 | 99.2% | Idle |
| 5 | Indiana Pacers | 29 | 19 | 0.596 | 9.5 | 19-15 | 99.7% | at NJN |
| 6 | Atlanta Hawks | 30 | 21 | 0.588 | 10 | 23-12 | 99.7% | vs. CHI |
| 7 | Boston Celtics | 27 | 22 | 0.551 | 12 | 22-12 | 84.2% | vs. UTA |
| 8 | New York Knicks | 25 | 25 | 0.500 | 14.5 | 18-15 | 70.6% | vs. ORL |
| 9 | Milwaukee Bucks | 23 | 27 | 0.460 | 16.5 | 17-18 | 46.5% | Idle |
| 10 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 17 | 30 | 0.362 | 21 | 9-23 | 0.0% | vs. DET |
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