The 2022-23 NBA regular season is over, which means it’s time for the finals!
Before the playoffs begin, though, four teams in the Eastern and Western Conferences battle it out for the final two playoff spots in each conference through the Play-In Tournament.
On Tuesday, April 11, the 7-seed Los Angeles Lakers will host the 8-seed Minnesota Timberwolves in the West and the 8-seed in the East. The two winners of these games will enter the 7-seed in their conference and advance to the first round of the playoffs.
As for the losers, they will have one more chance to earn a playoff spot in their 8-seed conference with one final playoff game on Friday, April 15.
Below is a list of each of today’s games and each team’s injury report up to tip-off on each game.
Eastern Conference 7-seed playoff: [8] Atlanta Falcons (41-41) b [7] Miami Heat (44-38) – 7:30 p.m. ET.
Hawks injuries nothing else
Heat damage: Nikola Jovic (Back) – Out, Kyle Lowry (Knee) – Questionable, Max Struss (Toe) – Probable
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Western Conference 7-seed play-in: [8] Minnesota Timberwolves (42-40) b [7] Los Angeles Lakers (43-39) – 10:00 pm ET.
Timberwolves cons; Naz Reed (wrist) – Out, Jaden McDaniel (hand) – Out, Rudy Gobert (suspended) – Out, Jaylen Nowell (knee) – Questionable, Karl-Anthony Towns (calf) – Questionable.
Lacquer injuries D’Angelo Russell (Foot) – Possible, Anthony Davis (Foot) – LeBron James (Foot) – Possible.
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