Milwaukee at Philadelphia

No team has made the leap that the Philadelphia 76ers have made this season, and they have been scary for any prospective playoff opponent. The Sixers are riding a 16-game winning streak - the longest in franchise history. Equally impressive is their 26-5 mark in their last 31 games, bested only by the NBA's #1 team, the Houston Rockets. With a win, the Bucks would most likely have to open the playoffs with Philadelphia, but a loss and a seventh place finish would put them up against Boston, a team that has lost three key contributors, and may be a better matchup for them. I'm not going to say the Bucks are going to tank the game, but they may do so psychologically. In either case, going against the Sixers right now is suicide. Play on Philadelphia.