NBA Playoffs 2022: teams, schedule and first round pairings are set / News - Basketnews.com

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NBA Playoffs picture is set. On Sunday night, the 75th NBA regular season came to an end and gave the final answers to all the unknowns.

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One of the closest fights was in Western Conference, where Golden State Warriors (52-30) and Dallas Mavericks (52-30) were battling for the third spot.

The Warriors have clinched the No. 3 seed with Sunday’s win. Golden State will face theDenver Nuggetsin the first round.

To climb to third, the Mavericks needed the Warriors to lose in addition to their own win over theSan Antonio Spurs on Sunday. They didn’t. Dallas is the No. 4 seed and will face the Utah Jazz.

ThePhiladelphia 76ers landed the No. 4 seed afterBoston Celtics beat Memphis. Philadelphia will have home-court advantage against the fifth-seeded Toronto Raptors in the first round of the playoffs, while the Celtics clinched the East’s No. 2 seed with a win over Memphis after seeing the Bucks lose to Cleveland earlier on Sunday.

Boston will face the Play-In Tournament winner of the Brooklyn-Cleveland matchup.

The Play-In tournament pairings were also set. Brooklyn Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, and Charlotte Hornets will represent Eastern Conference.

At the same time, Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Clippers, New Orleans Pelicans, and San Antonio Spurs will try to make the Western Conference Playoffs.

Play-In Tournament format

At the conclusion of the regular season but before the first round of the playoffs, the team with the 7th seed in each conference will host the team with the 8th seed in a Play-In Game. The winner of this game in each conference will earn the No. 7 seed.

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The team with the 9th seed in each conference will host the team with the 10th seed. The loser of the Seven-Eight Game will host the winner of the Nine-Ten Game in a Play-In Game, and the winner of that game in each conference will earn the No. 8 seed.

Play-In Tournament will begin on April 13 at 1 am CET as the Brooklyn Nets will host the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Eastern Conference Play-In tournament

Brooklyn Nets (7) vs Cleveland Cavaliers (8) Atlanta Hawks (9) vs Charlotte Hornets (10)

Western Conference Play-In tournament

Minnesota Timberwolves (7) vs Los Angeles Clippers (8) New Orleans Pelicans (9) vs San Antonio Spurs (10)

NBA Playoffs 2022

After Play-In Tournament is concluded, the Playoffs will follow shortly. It will begin on April 16 and go until June 19 at the latest. You can find the full picture of the first Playoffs Round below.

Eastern Conference

First round pairings

Miami Heat (1) vs Brooklyn Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, or Charlotte Hornets Milwaukee Bucks (3) vs Chicago Bulls (6) Boston Celtics (2) vs Brooklyn Nets or Cleveland Cavaliers Philadelphia 76ers (4) vs Toronto Raptors (5)

Western Conference

First round pairings

Phoenix Suns (1) vs Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Clippers, New Orleans Pelicans, or San Antonio Spurs Memphis Grizzlies (2) vs Minnesota Timberwolves or Los Angeles Clippers Golden State Warriors (3) vs Denver Nuggets (6) Dallas Mavericks (4) vs Utah Jazz (5) Thank you for reading us! Help us even more.