Who Will Philadelphia 76ers Play In First Round of Playoffs?

Over the previous week, the Philadelphia 76ers have secured their spot in the NBA playoffs as the third seed in the eastern conference while also finding out who they'll play in the first round of the postseason.

Being the third seed, only trailing the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks, the Sixers are destined to play the sixth seed in the conference, which happens to be the Brooklyn Nets.

The Nets secured their spot in sixth place on Friday night as a result of their 101-84, victory over the Orlando Magic.

Philadelphia native Mikal Bridges led the way with 22 points, with Cameron Johnson and Nic Claxton scoring 18 and 14 points, respectively.

The Nets' victory on Friday night makes it impossible for the Miami Heat to climb up and steal their spot as the sixth seed after the South Beach side lost to the Washington Wizards, 108-114, ensuring their spot as the seventh seed in the NBA's play-in tournament.

The upcoming playoff series won't be the first time the two sides have met in the playoffs after they met in the opening round of the 2018-19 postseason, where the Sixers would complete a gentleman's sweep of their division rivals.

If the regular season series is anything to go off of, with the final game taking place on Sunday afternoon, the Sixers look to have the advantage of being 3-0 against the Nets, going into their final regular season game.

Declan Harris contributes to All76ers, a Sports Illustrated channel. You can follow him on Twitter: @DecIanH.

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