The regular season has delivered its verdict after a completely crazy last day marked by the punch of Rudy Gobert, the farewell of Udonis Haslem but also the dismissal of Stephen Silas in the middle of the match, and of course this suspense for the places in the playoffs West.
For the 4th year, there will be a “play-in”, a barrage between the teams ranked from 7th to 10th place in each of the conferences.
Which means that the teams ranked 1st and 2nd in each conference do not yet know their opponents in the playoffs. In the East, the Heat and Hawks will have two chances to qualify, as will the Lakers and Wolves in the West. That’s the point of finishing 7th or 8th in the regular season.
Beginning of hostilities on Tuesday evening for the play-in. For the playoffs, it will be on Saturday with four games starting at 7:00 p.m.!
PLAY-IN PROGRAM
Play-in, or play-off, takes place April 11-14 between teams ranked 7th through 10th in each conference.
– Game 1: a meeting between the 7th and the 8th. The winner is qualified with the 7th ticket for the playoffs.
– Game 2: a meeting between the 9th and the 10th. The loser is eliminated, and the winner faces the loser of the match between 7th and 8th.
– Game 3: a meeting between the loser of Game 1 and the winner of Game 2. The winner takes 8th place for the playoffs.
TUESDAY APRIL 11
Heat–Hawks (01:30)
Lakers-Wolves (4:00 a.m.)
WEDNESDAY APRIL 12
Raptors–Bulls (01:00)
Pelicans–Thunder (03:30)
FRIDAY APRIL 14
Loser to Heat – Hawks / Winner to Raptors – Bulls
Loser to Lakers – Wolves / Winner to Pelicans – Thunder
PLAYOFF TABLE
EAST CONFERENCE
(1) Milwaukee — (8) winner of Friday’s game
(2) Boston – (7) Heat winner – Hawks
(3) Philadelphia – (6) Brooklyn
(4) Cleveland – (5) New York
WEST CONFERENCE
(1) Denver – (8) winner of Friday’s game
(2) Memphis – (7) Lakers – Wolves game winner
(3) Sacramento – (6) Golden State
(4) Phoenix – (5) LA Clippers
PLAYOFFS CALENDAR
SATURDAY APRIL 15
Philadelphia – Brooklyn (7:00 p.m.)
Boston – Heat or Hawks (9:30 p.m.)
Cleveland – New York (midnight)
Sacramento–Golden State (02:30)
SUNDAY APRIL 16
Milwaukee – 8th (undefined schedule)
Denver – 8th (time not defined)
Memphis – Lakers or Wolves (schedule not defined)
Phoenix – LA Clippers (schedule not defined)
IMPORTANT PLAYOFFS 2023 DATES
April 15 : start of the playoffs
April 29-30 or May 1-2 : start of the conference semi-finals
May 14-15 or 16-17 : start of the conference finals
June 1st : Game 1 of the 2023 Finals
June 18 : Possible Game 7 of the 2023 Finals
