{"id":627228,"date":"2023-04-09T01:34:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-09T06:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/09\/nba-play-in-tournament-schedule-projections-standings\/"},"modified":"2023-04-09T01:34:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-09T06:34:00","slug":"nba-play-in-tournament-schedule-projections-standings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/09\/nba-play-in-tournament-schedule-projections-standings\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA play-in tournament: Schedule, projections, standings"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Should health be Lakers’ priority down the stretch? (1:38)<\/span><\/p>\n

Tim Legler breaks down the possibility of the Lakers being able to defeat any of the top 3 seeds in the West. (1:38)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n

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The NBA’s play-in tournament adds a fascinating wrinkle to the end of the 2022-23 regular season<\/a> and the start of the postseason. Teams were already less incentivized to tank games down the stretch because of the flattened lottery odds instituted in 2019<\/a>. Now that the top 10 teams in the standings will finish the regular season with at least a chance to make the playoffs, more franchises will stay in the mix longer.<\/p>\n

Some players, such as Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> star LeBron James<\/a>, were less than thrilled about the prospect of the play-in tournament<\/a>, but we should expect some heated contests as teams fight to capture the final playoff seeds in each conference, as we’ve seen in each season the NBA has used this setup.<\/p>\n

Here’s everything you need to know about the 2023 play-in tournament, including matchups, when and where it’s happening and how it works.<\/p>\n

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Which teams are playing?<\/h2>\n

Here’s a look at the current projected play-in matchups as of today (through games of April 7):<\/p>\n

Eastern Conference (matchups are set)<\/strong><\/p>\n