The 2021-22 common season has come to a detailed and 4 of the eight first-round matchups are set. The opposite 4, in fact, can be determined by the play-in event as the highest two seeds in every convention (Phoenix Suns and Memphis Grizzlies within the West, Miami Warmth and Boston Celtics within the East) wait to see who they will draw.
Reminder how the play-in works: No. 7 performs No. 8 and No. 9 performs No. 10. The winner of the 7-8 recreation will get the No. 7 seed, whereas the loser performs the winner of the 9-10 recreation for the No. 8 seed.
Under you may discover our workers’s picks for the primary spherical of play-in video games in addition to the elimination recreation for the No. 8 seed.
(7) Brooklyn Nets vs. (8) Cleveland Cavaliers
Date: Tuesday, April 12 | Time: 7 pm ET | TV and dwell stream: TNT
Featured Sport | Brooklyn Nets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
(7) Minnesota Timberwolves vs. (8) Los Angeles Clippers
Date: Tuesday, April 12 | Time: 9:30 pm ET | TV and dwell stream: TNT
Featured Sport | Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Clippers
(9) Atlanta Hawks vs. (10) Charlotte Hornets
Date: Wednesday, April 13 | Time: 7 pm ET | TV and dwell stream: ESPN
Featured Sport | Atlanta Hawks vs. Charlotte Hornets
(9) New Orleans Pelicans vs. (10) San Antonio Spurs
Date: Wednesday, April 13 | Time: 9:30 pm ET | TV and dwell stream: ESPN
Featured Sport | New Orleans Pelicans vs. San Antonio Spurs
No. 8 seed play-in recreation (East)
Invoice Rider: Hawks over Cavaliers
Brad Botkin: Hawks over Cavaliers
Colin Ward-Henninger: Hawks over Cavaliers
James Herbert: Hornets over Cavaliers
Sam Quinn: Hawks over Cavaliers
Jasmyn Wimbish: Hawks over Cavaliers
Jack Maloney: Hawks over Cavaliers
Michael Kaskey-Blomain: Cavaliers over Hawks
No. 8 seed play-in recreation (West)
Invoice Rider: Clippers over Spurs
Brad Botkin: Timberwolves over Pelicans
Colin Ward-Henninger: Timberwolves over Pelicans
James Herbert: Timberwolves over Pelicans
Sam Quinn: Pelicans over Clippers
Jasmyn Wimbish: Clippers over Pelicans
Jack Maloney: Pelicans over Timberwolves
Michael Kaskey-Blomain: Clippers over Spurs
