April 10, 2022 at 11:09pm CST by Luke Adams
The NBA ended its 2021-22 regular season on Sunday, and the teams and seedings for this year’s play-in tournament have been finalized. Here are the play-in matchups:
east conference
Tuesday, April 12th
- Game 1: Cleveland Cavaliers (8) at Brooklyn Networks (7), 7:00 p.m. ET
- Winner Secures No. 7 Seed; Loser plays on Friday.
Wednesday, April 13
- Game 2: Charlotte Hornets (10) at Atlanta Hawks (9), 7:00 p.m. ET
- winner plays on Friday; loser is eliminated.
Friday, April 15
- Game 2 winner at the Game 1 losertime TBD
- Winner Secures No. 8 Seed; loser is eliminated.
Western Conference
Tuesday, April 12th
- Game 1: Los Angeles Clippers (8) at Minnesota Timberwolves (7), 9:30 p.m. ET
- Winner Secures No. 7 Seed; Loser plays on Friday.
Wednesday, April 13
- Game 2: San Antonio Spurs (10) at Pelicans from New Orleans (9), 9:30 p.m. ET
- winner plays on Friday; loser is eliminated.
Friday, April 15
- Game 2 winner at the Game 1 losertime TBD
- Winner Secures No. 8 Seed; loser is eliminated.
Once numbers 7 and 8 are settled in each conference later this week, the eight first-round matchups will conclude. These first round series begin on April 16th and 17th.
Here are the top 6 seeds in each conference, along with the matchups determined so far (and information on Game 1, according to the NBA):
east conference
- intense heat (1) vs. No. 8 seeds (import) ^
- Boston Celtics (2) vs. No. 7 seeds (import) ^
- Milwaukee Bucks (3) vs. Chicago Bulls (6)^
- Philadelphia 76ers (4) vs. Toronto Raptors (5) *
* The series begins on April 16th.
^ Series begins April 17.
Western Conference
- Phoenix Suns (1) vs. No. 8 seeds (import) ^
- Memphis Grizzlies (2) vs. No. 7 seeds (import) *
- Warriors of the Golden State (3) vs. Denver nuggets (6) *
- Dallas Mavericks (4) vs. Utah jazz (5) *
* The series begins on April 16th.
^ Series begins April 17.