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Great night for Ed Snider: Sixers and Flyers clinch playoff spots
Great night for Ed Snider: Sixers and Flyers clinch playoff spots
Friday night, both the Philadelphia 76ers and the Philadelphia Flyers clinched playoff spots. For the Sixers, they also rose in the standings to the fifth spot in the Eastern Conference. While that might not mean much, the fact that they swapped positions with the Toronto Raptors is significant...
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