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Two more first-round playoff series were scheduled Tuesday with the Lakers defeating the Timberwolves and the Hawks defeating the Heat in two 7-8 play-in games. Each team secured the number 7 in their conference. The Lakers meet the No. 2 Grizzlies while the Hawks meet the No. 2 Celtics.
Reminder of how the play-in tournament works: #7 plays against #8 and #9 against #10. The winner of the 7-8 game gets the #7, while the loser plays against the winner of the 9-10 game for the #8.
Below is the playoff schedule, including dates, times and TV info for the play-in tournament and what we know about the first round so far. All games on ESPN and ABC can be streamed on fuboTV (try for free).
Tuesday, April 11th
- Play-In Game 1: Falcon 116, Heat 105
- Play-In Game 2: Lakers 108 Timberwolves 102
Wednesday, April 12th
- Play-In Game 3: (10) Bulls at (9) Raptors, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN
- Play-In Game 4: (10) Thunder at (9) Pelicans, 9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
Friday, April 14th
- Play-In Game 5: Game 3 winner at Heat, 7 or 7:30 p.m. ET, TNT
- Play-In Game 6: Game 4 winner at Timberwolves, 9:30 or 10:00 p.m. ET, ESPN
Saturday, April 15th
- (6) Nets at (3) 76ers, 1 p.m. ET, ESPN
- (7) Hawks at (2) Celtics, 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
- (5) Knicks at (4) Cavaliers, 6 p.m. ET, ESPN
- (6) Warriors at (2) Kings, 8:30 p.m. ET, ABC
Sunday, April 16
- (7) Lakers at (2) Grizzlies, 3 p.m. ET, ABC
- (8) East at (1) Bucks, 5:30 p.m. ET, TNT
- (5) Clippers at (4) Suns, 8 p.m. ET, TNT
- (8) West at (1) Nuggets, 10:30 p.m. ET, TNT