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The 2022 NBA postseason is upon us, and for the second year in a row, we’re treated to a Play-In tournament in every conference where the numbers 7 and 8 are up for grabs. Below are the eight teams that must fight their way into the field.
- Western Conference: Minnesota Timberwolves (7), Los Angeles Clippers (8), New Orleans Pelicans (9), San Antonio Spurs (10)
- Eastern Conference: Brooklyn Nets (7), Cleveland Cavaliers (8), Atlanta Hawks (9), Charlotte Hornets (10)
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The format is as follows: #7 plays #8 and #9 plays #10. The winner of the 7-8 game gets the #7, while the loser plays the winner of the 9-10 game which No. 8 seeds.
Put another way, numbers 7 and 8 have two shots to win a play-in game, while numbers 9 and 10 have no margin for error and need two straight wins to get into the game. One loss and they’re out.
Below is the schedule for each play-in game.
Tuesday, April 12th
Wednesday, April 13
Friday, April 15
- East: Charlotte/Atlanta Winners vs. Cleveland/Brooklyn Losers, TBD (ESPN)
- West: San Antonio/New Orleans Winners vs. Los Angeles/Minnesota Losers, TBD (TNT)