Wizards vs. Pacers: How to watch the NBA play-in tournament

The Indiana Pacers or the Washington Wizards will be the Eastern Conference’s No. 8 seed.

In a game for all the marbles, the Washington Wizards will host the Indiana Pacers in a win-or-go-home, play-in tournament game in the nation’s capital on Thursday night.

Indiana advanced out of the No. 9 vs. No. 10 game by beating the 10th-placed Charlotte Hornets in Indianapolis on Tuesday night effortlessly, 144-117. Though Washington put up a decent fight to some extent later on that night, the Wizards still lost at the Boston Celtics in the No. 7 vs. No. 8 game, 118-100. The winner on Thursday night will become the Eastern Conference’s No. 8 seed.

Here is how you can watch the Wizards take on the Pacers in this winner-take-all, play-in game.

Pacers at Wizards: How to watch play-in tournament game online

Date: Thursday, May 20
Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
Location: Washington, D.C.
Venue: Capital One Arena
TV Info: TNT
Live Stream: TNT Overtime, fuboTV

Tipoff from Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. will be at 8:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 20. TNT will have the national telecast of this Eastern Conference play-in tournament game. The available live streams can be found on TNT Overtime or on fuboTV. While the winner will face the No. 1 Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs, the loser will be going home.

With four of the six play-in tournament games in the books, it is safe to say this new postseason format has been a success for the NBA. It kept more teams engaged throughout the regular season, as well as give us a handful of highly urgent basketball games. Though it has been chalk up to this point, maybe the Pacers have what it takes to beat the Wizards in the nation’s capital?

Be sure to tune into TNT on Thursday night to not miss a second of the Pacers at Wizards game.