Eastern Conference First-Round Matchups, Play-In Tournament Seeding Now Set

As the NBA regular season comes to an end, the playoff seedings and play-in matchups in the Eastern Conference are completely set. Once the play-in tournament has been completed, the top two seeds will know what teams they will face in the playoffs.

Here’s which teams will be squaring off in the play-in tournament and the first round of the 2023 NBA playoffs from the Eastern Conference. 

Eastern Conference

No. 1 Bucks vs. No. 8 seed
No. 2 Celtics vs. No. 7 seed
No. 3 76ers vs. No. 6 Nets
No. 4 Cavaliers vs. No. 5 Knicks 

Play-in Tournament

In the play-in tournament, the No. 7-seeded Heat are scheduled to play the No. 8-seeded Hawks and the No. 9-seeded Raptors will face the No. 10-seeded Bulls. The winner of Raptors-Bulls will play against the loser of Heat-Hawks for the No. 8 seed.

The play-in tournament starts Tuesday with Atlanta vs. Miami, and the official postseason starts on April 15.