When the 2022-23 NBA regular season ends on Sunday, April 9, the Eastern Conference is already set in stone!
All rankings 1-10 have been sorted in the East and here are the following first round matchups to watch starting next week.
- No. 1 Milwaukee Bucks vs. No. 8 [Winner of 8-seed Play-In Game]
- No. 2 Boston Celtics vs. No. 7 [Winner of 7-seed Play-In Game]
- No. 3 Philadelphia 76ers vs. No. 6 Brooklyn Nets
- No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. No. 5 New York Knicks
Eastern Conference Playoffs:
The Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors and Chicago Bulls will all participate in the 2022-23 NBA Eastern Conference playoffs with 7-seeds and 8-seeds.
The 7-seed will play the 8-seed in the playoffs: the winner will play the 7-seed and the first-round series against the Boston Celtics.
The loser of the 9-seed and 10-seed matchup will face the winner of the 8-seed and a first-round series against the Milwaukee Bucks.
Here are the matchups for this year’s Eastern Conference playoffs:
Game 1 – No. 7 Miami Heat vs. No. 8 Atlanta Hawks – Tuesday, April 11 at 7:00/7:30 p.m. on TNT
Game 2 – No. 9 Toronto Raptors vs. No. 10 Chicago Bulls – Wednesday, April 12 at 7:00/7:30 p.m. on ESPN
Game 3 – [Loser of Game 1] vs. [Winner of Game 2] – Friday, April 14 at 7:00/7:30 PM ET on TNT
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