The NBA wrapped up its 2022/23 regular season on Sunday, and the teams and seeds for this year’s play-in tournament have been set. Here are the play-in matchups:
Eastern Conference
Tuesday, April 11
- Game 1: Atlanta Hawks (8) at Miami Heat (7), 7:30pm ET
- Winner secures No. 7 seed; loser plays on Friday.
Wednesday, April 12
- Game 2: Chicago Bulls (10) at Toronto Raptors (9), 7:00pm ET
- Winner plays on Friday; loser is eliminated.
Friday, April 14
- Winner of Game 2 at Loser of Game 1, 7:00 or 7:30pm ET
- Winner secures No. 8 seed; loser is eliminated.
Western Conference
Tuesday, April 11
- Game 1: Minnesota Timberwolves (8) at Los Angeles Lakers (7), 10:00pm ET
- Winner secures No. 7 seed; loser plays on Friday.
Wednesday, April 12
- Game 2: Oklahoma City Thunder (10) at New Orleans Pelicans (9), 9:30pm ET
- Winner plays on Friday; loser is eliminated.
Friday, April 14
- Winner of Game 2 at Loser of Game 1, 9:30 pm or 10:00pm ET
- Winner secures No. 8 seed; loser is eliminated.
Once the Nos. 7 and 8 seeds in each conference are set later this week, the eight first-round matchups will be finalized. Those first-round series will tip off on April 15 and 16.
Here are the top six seeds in each conference, along with the matchups that are locked in so far (and Game 1 info, per the NBA):
Eastern Conference
- Milwaukee Bucks (1) vs. No. 8 seed (play-in) ^
- Boston Celtics (2) vs. No. 7 seed (play-in) *
- Philadelphia 76ers (3) vs. Brooklyn Nets (6) *
- Cleveland Cavaliers (4) vs. New York Knicks (5) *
* Series begins on April 15.
^ Series begins on April 16.
Western Conference
- Denver Nuggets (1) vs. No. 8 seed (play-in) ^
- Memphis Grizzlies (2) vs. No. 7 seed (play-in) ^
- Sacramento Kings (3) vs. Golden State Warriors (6) *
- Phoenix Suns (4) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (5) ^
* Series begins on April 15.
^ Series begins on April 16.
If everyone is healthy, 3 best team in the West are
Lakers, Pelicans and Wolves?
I mean they are better than Nuggets, Grizzlies and Kings
For now
Is it possible that top 3 seeds lose in the first round?
lmao the Timberwolves
If everyone is healthy the Warriors are by far the best team in the NBA.
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If OKC plays to their potential they could make that 8th seed. I’m also betting Denver wants no part in them either. Okc beat them in the most recent game and all 4 games were close. Split with them last year too. They def would not be an easy W for Denver by any stretch like I think Minnesota or new Orleans would be.
That Minny/Pelicans display was some of the worst basketball I’ve seen in years
Nuggets will win West easily, been coasting last couple weeks.
Just like last year, right?
Don’t count out the Warriors
Imagine STILL not thinking the Warriors are going to coast to ring number 5 in the Curry era this year ahahaha
Check my user name – we’re getting 3 more AFTER this year!
Cool…lol
Bill Russell: meh.
Lakers are the ‘chosen’ team. Yesterday called for just 9 fouls the entire game, limiting Utah to 6 free throw attempts. David Stern is somewhere out there smiling down.
Can we just start the playoffs. What is this crap