Who owns tie breaker between ATL/NYK

[STAX]

If they tie for the 8th seed?

[bob6199]

ATL

[tb1984]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_playoffs

Two-team tiebreaker:

1. Division winner (this criterion is applied regardless of whether the tied teams are in the same division)
2. Better record in head-to-head games
3. Higher winning percentage within division (if teams are in the same division)
4. Higher winning percentage in conference games
5. Higher winning percentage against playoff teams in own conference (including tied teams)
6. Higher winning percentage against playoff teams in opposite conference (including tied teams)

Three-team tiebreaker:

1. Division winner (this criterion is applied regardless of whether the tied teams are in the same division)
2. Best head-to-head winning percentage among all teams tied
3. Highest winning percentage within division (if all tied teams are in the same division)
4. Highest winning percentage in conference games
5. Highest winning percentage against playoff teams in own conference (including tied teams)
6. Highest point differential between points scored and points allowed

[LT Profits]

Hawks due to conference record

[jjgold]

I cannot see Knicks catching them although Atl will lose tonight

Knicks have tough schedule left

[pavyracer]

Hawks won't need it. All other teams are letting them win so the Knicks won't make the playoffs. NBA should investigate.

[bigtymer56]

Hawks win again theyre in. Nets screwed over the Knicks last night.

[TwoWays]

Hawks won't need it. All other teams are letting them win so the Knicks won't make the playoffs. NBA should investigate.

lol...nice spin. it's the every other teams fault that the knicks playoff hope is not in their control.