Spectacular preliminary qualifying rounds are held, known as el Play-In. are celebrated after the regular season in the NBA and are the direct prelude to the playoffswhere the top six from both conferences have qualified.
These previous eliminatory rounds have as big favorites Los Angeles Lakerswho face the Minnesota Timberwolves, while the New Orleans Pelicans are measured at Thunder in the Western Conference. In the East, the Miami Heat they face the Atlanta Hawks and the Toronto Raptors against the Chicago Bulls.
Los Angeles Lakers of Lebron James and Anthony Davis They arrive in clear growth, where they have won 9 of their last 11 regular season games. They finished in seventh position with a balance of 43 wins and 39 losses, where they have grown greatly with the experienced signings in the last market.
are measured in the Staples Center to the Minnesota Timberwolves, who finished in eighth position with a balance of 42 games won and 40 lost. They also arrive in great form, with 7 wins in the last 10 games. Rudy Gobert, Anthony Edwards, Karl Anthony Towns y Mike Conley They make a dangerous team for los Lakers.
The other tie between the ninth and tenth measure a New Orleans Pelicans contra los OKC Thunder. Los Pelicanswho also finished with a 42-40 record, just behind the Wolveshave a Brandon Ingram y a CJ McCollum, former Portland, as top players. receive in el New Orleans Arena to some Thunder led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Aaron Wigginsin the inside game, is the other strength of the Oklahoma team.
In the Eastern Conference, the Miami Heat receive in the Kaseya Center to Trae Young’s Atlanta Hawks. The team of Spoelstra finished seventh with 44 wins and 38 losses, led by Jimmy Butlerseconded by Bam Adebayo, Kyle Lowry and Tyler Herro.
In the tie between ninth and tenth, los Toronto Raptors they receive in their fief Air Canada Center to the Chicago Bulls. The Canadians, led by Pascal Siakam and Fred VanFleetstart as favorites against the Bullswho arrive with a negative balance of 40-42, while the Raptors they finished with a 41-41 record. by the from Chicago, DeMar De Rozan, Nikola Vukcevic, Alex Caruso and Zach LaVine They act as pillars of the team.
It must be remembered that in these play-ins, the losers of the game between the seventh and eighth places then have the opportunity to play against the winner of the duel between the ninth and tenth classified of each conference, respectively. The two winners of each, West and East, will be in the 2023 NBA playoffs.
NBA play-in game schedule 2023
Miami Heat – Atlanta Hawksearly morning from Tuesday 11 to Wednesday 12 April, at 1:30 a.m.
Los Angeles Lakers – Minnesota Timberwolvesearly morning from Tuesday 11 to Wednesday 12 April, at 4:00 a.m.
Toronto Raptors – Chicago Bullsearly morning from Wednesday 12 to Thursday 13 April, at 1:00 a.m.
New Orleans Pelicans – Oklahoma City Thunder, early morning from Wednesday 12 to Thursday 13 April, at 3:30 a.m.
Where to watch the 2023 NBA play-in games?
The four games of play-In de la NBA 2023 can be seen by Movistar Sports (59), platform channel Movistar Plus. You can follow all the information about the playoffs through the Mundo Deportivo website.
