NBA Eastern Conference First-Round And Play-In Tournament Matchups
With the 2022-23 NBA regular season concluding on Sunday, April 9, the Eastern Conference is already set in stone!
All of the rankings 1-10 have been determined in the East and here are the following first-round matchups we will see take place starting next week:
- No. 1 Milwaukee Bucks vs. No. 8 [Winner of 8-seed Play-In Game]
- No. 2 Boston Celtics vs. No. 7 [Winner of 7-seed Play-In Game]
- No. 3 Philadelphia 76ers vs. No. 6 Brooklyn Nets
- No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. No. 5 New York Knicks
Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament:
The Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors and Chicago Bulls will all participate in the 2022-23 NBA Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament with the 7-seed and 8-seed up for grabs.
The 7-seed will play the 8-seed in a play-in game with the winner clinching the 7-seed and a first-round series with the Boston Celtics.
The loser of this game will take on the winner of the 9-seed vs. 10-seed game with the winner clinching the 8-seed and a first-round series with the Milwaukee Bucks.
Here are the matchups in this year's Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament:
GAME 1 - No. 7 Miami Heat vs. No. 8 Atlanta Hawks - Tuesday, April 11 at 7:00/7:30 pm ET. on TNT
GAME 2 - No. 9 Toronto Raptors vs. No. 10 Chicago Bulls - Wednesday, April 12 at 7:00/7:30 pm ET. on ESPN
GAME 3 - [Loser of Game 1] vs. [Winner of Game 2] - Friday, April 14 at 7:00/7:30 pm ET on TNT
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