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NBA 2023 Play-in tournament schedule: Eastern conference matchups
Get acquainted with the 2023 NBA Eastern Conference play-in tournament schedule, with the scheduled match-ups and seeded teams clashes.
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Although in the West, three teams don’t know yet which place on the standings they will finish, so Los Angeles Lakers, the Golden State Warriors, and the LA Clippers will have to wait until the end of the regular-season game to find out their seeding, the Eastern Conference already knows their play-in tournament match-ups.
Eastern Conference play-in tournament schedule
Tuesday, April 11
- Play-In Game 1: (8) Atlanta Hawks at (7) Miami Heat, 7 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. ET, TNT
- Play-In Game 2: West No. 8 at West No. 7, 9:30 p.m. or 10 p.m. ET, TNT
Wednesday, April 12
- Play-In Game 3: (10) Chicago Bulls at (9) Toronto Raptors, 7 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
- Play-In Game 4: (10) Oklahoma City Thunder at West No. 9, 9:30 p.m. or 10 p.m. ET, ESPN
Friday, April 14
- Play-In Game 5: Game 3 winner at Game 1 loser, 7 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. ET, TNT
- Play-In Game 6: Game 4 winner at Game 2 loser, 9 p.m. or 9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
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Again the top U.S. sports networks TNT and ESPN, will be responsible for the play-in tournament content and the games broadcast.