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How much will the results of Heat v Hornets affect how the Magic and 76ers approach their game tomorrow?

For what I believe is the first time in play-in history, the 9/10 seeds will be playin their game after the 7/8 seeds, at least for the East. This is due to there being a Philadelphia Fliers hockey game schedule for tonight when 76ers would have originally played the Magic.

Obviously you don’t want to play with fire with the play-in, but the 76ers & Magic will be playing their game tomorrow night already knowing who they’ll face if they lose.

I wonder if there’s a difference in how they approach the 7/8 if it’s the Heat vs the Hornets. I’m mainly thinking of the fourth quarter. If one team is down, do they start to let go of the gas a bit if they don’t have to face the hot Hornets? Or if knowing they have to go against Spo and the Heat, do they do everything they can to avoid a one game elimination against them.

Thoughts? I’m especially curious what the 4 east play-in fanbases think

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