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NBA Play-In schedule 2023: Play-In Tournament matchups, dates, times

By Scott Rogust

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MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 28: Karl-Anthony Towns #32 of the Minnesota Timberwolves competes while LeBron James #6 of the Los Angeles Lakers defends in the fourth quarter of the game at Target Center on October 28, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Timberwolves defeated the Lakers 111-102. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images) /
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The 2022-23 NBA regular season is over, and the play-in tournament kicks off right before the playoffs. Here’s the full schedule for the tournament.

The NBA 2022-23 regular season is officially in the books. Now, we are down to 20 teams looking to hoist the Larry O’Brien trophy in June. However, for those teams ranked No. 7-10 in the Eastern and Western Conferences, they will have to get through the NBA Play-In Tournament to officially clinch their spots in the playoffs.

For those who are unaware of the play-in tournament, the No. 7 and 8 ranked teams face off, with the winner clinching the seventh-seed in the playoffs. As for the eighth-ranked team, they will then have to face the winner of the No. 9 vs. No. 10 matchup, for a chance to clinch the eighth seed.

With the teams all set, lets take a look at the matchups and the dates for each of them.

NBA Play-In tournament matchups, dates, times

Eastern Conference

These four Eastern Conference teams have secured their spot in the Play-In tournament. Now, let’s take a look at the matchups, and when they will be playing each other.

  • No. 7 Miami Heat vs. No. 8 Atlanta Hawks, Tuesday, Apr. 11, 7:30 p.m. ET, TNT
  • No. 9 Toronto Raptors vs. No. 10 Chicago Bulls, Wednesday, Apr. 12, 7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN
  • Eighth Seed Game: Loser of 7 vs. 8 vs. Winner of 9 vs. 10, Friday, Apr. 14, 7:00/7:30 p.m. ET, TNT

The Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks will be competing for the No. 7 seed in the playoffs, where they would face the No. 2 Boston Celtics in the first-round.

From there, the loser of the 7 vs. 8 matchup will face the winner of the 9 vs. 10 matchup. The winner of that matchup on Friday, Apr. 14, will receive the No. 8 seed, and face the No. 1 Milwaukee Bucks in the opening round.

Western Conference

Below are the two Western Conference play-in matchups.

The winner of the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves matchup will earn the seventh seed and face the No. 2 Memphis Grizzlies in the opening round of the playoffs.

After that, the loser of the 7 vs. 8 game will face the winner of the 9 vs. 10 game on Friday, Apr. 14. Whoever wins that game will earn the eighth seed and face the No. 1 Denver Nuggets in the first-round.

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