The Toronto Raptors (41-41) will host the Chicago Bulls (40-42) Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament. The winner of this game will play the Miami Heat on Friday for the final playoff spot in the conference. Expectations During the regular season, the Bulls played the Raptors three …
Read More »Thunder and Pelicans Face Off in Must-Win NBA Play-In Game
The Oklahoma City Thunder will take on the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA Play-In Tournament Wednesday night. Tipoff is set for 9:30 p.m. https://twitter.com/PelicansNBA/status/1646198342198738949?s=20 How the Play-In Tournament Works The layout of the play-in tournament, which is in its third year of existence, is as follows: The No. 7 …
Read More »Heat On the Brink Of Elimination After Play-In Loss to Hawks
The Miami Heat find themselves on the verge of missing the 2023 NBA playoffs after falling to Atlanta in the first matchup of the NBA Play-In Tournament Tuesday night, 116-105. Miami entered this game as the seventh seed with home-court advantage against a scrappy Hawks team that has had many …
Read More »Heat Battle Hawks in Play-In Game
The Miami Heat have had a down season from their success over the past few years. In the last three seasons the Heat have made the NBA Finals and Eastern Conference Finals, but find themselves in the play-in game to start to the postseason. The main cast has remained the …
Read More »Lakers to Host Timberwolves in Play-In Game
The 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament officially tips off Tuesday night with the No. 7-seed Los Angeles Lakers hosting the No. 8-seed Minnesota Timberwolves. Play-in is set. Our place, Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/poAlVM2Ao1 — Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) April 9, 2023 Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers had a strong end to the season, …
Read More »Miami Heat Make Play-in Tournament, Face Atlanta Hawks
The Miami Heat (44-38) host the Atlanta Hawks (41-41) in Tuesday night’s NBA Play-In Tournament to decide the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Miami is 10-6 against divisional opponents this season while Atlanta is 8-8. Miami won their final regular season game against the Orlando Magic, 123-110. Udonis …
Read More »A Look at the NBA Eastern Conference Playoff Picture
The NBA regular season is wrapping up this week. Most teams have already locked up their playoff spot or will look to do so over the next several days. For the Eastern Conference, most teams have locked in their spots already. The Atlantic Division The entire Atlantic Division is set …
Read More »Best of the West: NBA Western Conference Playoff Preview
As the NBA season comes to an end, the playoff picture has become much more clear. While the Bucks, of the Eastern Conference, clinched the league’s best record, it is the Denver Nuggets who have claimed the top spot in the West. Here’s a look at projected seedings and matchups …
Read More »Bulls, Donovan Clinch Play-In Spot
Despite a 123-105 loss to the Atlanta Hawks, the Chicago Bulls (38-41) clinched a spot in the NBA’s play-in tournament on Tuesday night. The Orlando Magic’s 117-113 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers eliminated them from the playoffs and sealed a play-in seed for Chicago. The Bulls are officially in the …
Read More »Magic Seek Revenge in Second Straight Game Against the Cavs
The Orlando Magic is 13th in the Eastern conference, but every team wants to end the season on a high note. On Tuesday, they lost a tightly contested game at home to Cleveland, 117-113, and were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention. Thursday night, they seek revenge against the same team. …
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