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NBA 2023 Play-in tournament schedule: Western conference matchups
The Los Angeles Lakers, The Minnesota Timberwolves, The New Orleans Pelicans, and Oklahoma City Thunder will be in the Western NBA play-in tournament.
Finally, we have all the participants of the 2023 NBA play-in tournament. In one of the most exciting conference endings since the introduction of the play-ins, we had almost five teams in standings struggle to secure their place and continue with their chances for the championship ring in the postseason.
After some exciting games in the regular-season ending, especially between the Pelicans and the Wolves, and memorable team and individual performances, the Lakers, the Pelicans, the Timberwolves, and Thunder, in exact standing order, are the four teams that will compete in the play-in tournament.
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The night’s biggest surprise was the fantastic Timberwolves’ win against their direct opponents in the seed battle, the Pelicans, with 113-108 despite Ingram’s 42 points, 12 rebounds, and 7 assists. With this win, the Wolves secured the 8th seed in the West, while the Pelicans finished as the 9th seed. A heated moment during the game occurred when Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was sent home by the team after throwing a punch at teammate Kyle Anderson during a timeout in the second quarter of the game
Western Conference play-in tournament schedule
Tuesday, April 11
- Play-In Game 1: (8) Minnesota Timberwolves at (7) Los Angeles Lakers at 9:30 p.m. or 10 p.m. ET
Wednesday, April 12
- Play-In Game 2: (10) Oklahoma City at (9) New Orleans Pelicans at 9:30 p.m. or 10 p.m. ET
Friday, April 14
- Play-In Game 3: Game 2 winner at Game 1 loser (to play against the Denver Nuggets in the first round of playoffs) at 9:30 p.m. or 10 p.m. ET