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76ers clinch berth in playoffs
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April 25, 2012, Wednesday
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WITH a little more than a minute remaining in the Nets' final game in Newark, New Jersey, Philadelphia 76ers coach Doug Collins looked up at the scoreboard and exhaled - deeply.
It had nothing to do with not having to come to the Garden State again.
After a 20-9 start following the lockout, a dreadful midseason slump and a much-needed late run, Collins had the relief of knowing his 76ers were headed to the post-season for the second straight year.
Philadelphia nailed down the final playoff berth in the Eastern Conference and spoiled the Nets' Jersey farewell with a 105-87 victory on Monday night.
"Adversity can send you south or make you forge together and be stronger," Collins said. "I think our guys have done that. Every team goes through it, especially in a season like this, where games are piled on with no practice, no rest days, five games in seven nights in five cities, three games in a row. I am so proud of my guys."
In other games, it was: Spurs 124, Trail Blazers 89; Wizards 101, Bobcats 73; Pacers 103, Pistons 97; Grizzlies 109, Cavaliers 101; and Bucks 92, Raptors 86.
Thaddeus Young was the catalyst against the Nets. He scored all 15 of his points in the second half to move Philadelphia (34-30) into a tie with the New York Knicks for the No. 7 seed with two games remaining in the regular season and to eliminate the Milwaukee Bucks from the playoffs.
It had nothing to do with not having to come to the Garden State again.
After a 20-9 start following the lockout, a dreadful midseason slump and a much-needed late run, Collins had the relief of knowing his 76ers were headed to the post-season for the second straight year.
Philadelphia nailed down the final playoff berth in the Eastern Conference and spoiled the Nets' Jersey farewell with a 105-87 victory on Monday night.
"Adversity can send you south or make you forge together and be stronger," Collins said. "I think our guys have done that. Every team goes through it, especially in a season like this, where games are piled on with no practice, no rest days, five games in seven nights in five cities, three games in a row. I am so proud of my guys."
In other games, it was: Spurs 124, Trail Blazers 89; Wizards 101, Bobcats 73; Pacers 103, Pistons 97; Grizzlies 109, Cavaliers 101; and Bucks 92, Raptors 86.
Thaddeus Young was the catalyst against the Nets. He scored all 15 of his points in the second half to move Philadelphia (34-30) into a tie with the New York Knicks for the No. 7 seed with two games remaining in the regular season and to eliminate the Milwaukee Bucks from the playoffs.
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