NBA playoffs

Luka Doncic, Steph Curry and Kawhi Leonard are among the stars with injuries entering the NBA playoffs. By Max Molski • Published 16 mins ago.

Williamson has not played this season after undergoing foot surgery in the offseason. The team was already locked into the No. 7 seed in the West entering its regular season finale and there is no sign he will miss Minnesota’s play-in matchup against the Clippers on Tuesday. Wiseman was shut down for the season on March 25. After missing the Warriors’ last 12 regular season contests due to a foot injury, Curry should be ready to go in the playoffs. The Nuggets will head into the playoffs without two of their three best players, just like they were for most of the regular season. Wade underwent season-ending knee surgery in March, while Sexton has been sidelined since November after tearing his left meniscus. Allen missed the Cavs’ last 18 games due to a broken left middle finger. Hayward is out indefinitely due to ongoing discomfort in his foot. The Bulls will be without Ball in the playoffs. He will be reevaluated in approximately two weeks. There is still no timetable for his return ahead of the Hawks’ play-in matchup against the Hornets. In some cases, the player’s injury status remains up in the air.

The 2022 NBA postseason officially gets underway later this week, beginning with the play-in tournament and followed shortly after by the first round.

No. 8 matchups, with the winner earning the No. 7 seed for the first round of the playoffs. However, the league did reveal when each opening round Game 1 will take place. The play-in tournament starts with the No. 7 vs. - No. 1 Suns vs. Six teams from each conference had already solidified their spots in the first round of the playoffs. - No. 3 Bucks vs. - No. 1 Heat vs. - No. 7 Timberwolves vs. - No. 9 Pelicans vs. - No. 7 Nets vs. - No. 9 Hawks vs. However, a number of up-and-coming teams are poised to burst onto the scene in a major way over the next few weeks.

Teams across the NBA are dealing with injuries heading into the playoffs. Heres a look at which players are hurt and when they can be expected to return.

Williamson has not played this season after undergoing foot surgery in the offseason. The team was already locked into the No. 7 seed in the West entering its regular season finale and there is no sign he will miss Minnesota’s play-in matchup against the Clippers on Tuesday. Wiseman was shut down for the season on March 25. After missing the Warriors’ last 12 regular season contests due to a foot injury, Curry should be ready to go in the playoffs. The Nuggets will head into the playoffs without two of their three best players, just like they were for most of the regular season. Wade underwent season-ending knee surgery in March, while Sexton has been sidelined since November after tearing his left meniscus. Allen missed the Cavs’ last 18 games due to a broken left middle finger. Hayward is out indefinitely due to ongoing discomfort in his foot. The Bulls will be without Ball in the playoffs. He will be reevaluated in approximately two weeks. There is still no timetable for his return ahead of the Hawks’ play-in matchup against the Hornets. In some cases, the player’s injury status remains up in the air.

The Phoenix Suns, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat and Boston Celtics won't know their first-round opponents until the conclusion of Friday's games. Still confused ...

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Normally, I'd save my playoff predictions for my NBA group chat instead of broadcasting them to the universe, but whatever. I'm giving you every prediction I've ...

Tipico has no influence over nor are any such revenues in any way dependent on or linked to the newsrooms or news coverage. But it’s the one I’m most excited about with PG facing KAT. And I agree with BetFTW’s Prince Games, whose play-in betting guide has the Clippers as the underdog pick. Gannett may earn revenue from Tipico for audience referrals to betting services. Normally, I’d save my playoff predictions for my NBA group chat instead of broadcasting them to the universe, but whatever. Suns over Mavs in 5. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox every afternoon.

Darius Garland of the Cleveland Cavaliers drives to the basket during the game against the Brooklyn Nets on Friday. The league's new format gives more teams a ...

Paul, who turns 37 next month, will hope to return to the NBA Finals for only the second time in his career. It won't be easy for Phoenix to return to the NBA Finals even if Paul comes back healthy. Although it doesn't appear he will feature in this week's play-in matchup, there's hope that if the team makes a run he could be back. Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid is another name regularly brought up with Antetokounmpo and Jokić as a possible MVP candidate. The team won five NBA championships during that stretch. But George is back and will face off against the Minnesota Timberwolves Tuesday night at 9:30 p.m. ET. All-Star Jarrett Allen has also been sidelined for the past month with a finger fracture with head coach J.B. Bickerstaff unsure of when the star center could return. They were later defeated by the eventual NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks. The winner between LA and Minnesota will move on to play the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round this weekend. The Cleveland Cavaliers will play the Brooklyn Nets in New York City in the first game of the tournament on Tuesday night, with the winner moving on to face the Boston Celtics in the first round. The loser of Tuesday's game will face the winner of Wednesday's do-or-die game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Charlotte Hornets for the Eastern Conference's final playoff spot. For the 7th and 8th ranked teams it's "win and you're in," with the loser of that game playing the winner of a game between teams ranked 9 and 10.

Who's facing whom in the 2022 NBA playoffs? Who is playing in the NBA play-in tournament?

No. 7 play-in winner No. 8 play-in winner No. 7 play-in winner No. 8 play-in winner No. 7 Brooklyn Nets vs. The winner of the Hawks-Hornets play-in will face the loser of Nets-Cavaliers in order to figure out the No. 8 seed.

The first tiebreaker is head-to-head record, followed by a division winner tiebreaker. Even though division winners aren't guaranteed a playoff spot, there's ...

The No. 7 and No. 8 seeds are determined by the play-in tournament. There are now 20 teams eligible for postseason play with the introduction of the play-in tournament. The No. 1 seed plays the No. 8 seed, 2 plays 7, 3 plays 6 and 4 plays 5.

Whatever you think about the sporting merit of the introduction of the Play-In tournament to last year's NBA season, there is no doubt it made things more ...

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While there were a few scenarios for the final playoff picture, everything turned out as expected without any huge surprises. Boston locked in the No. 2 seed in ...

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Here's everything you need to know about watching the 2022 NBA playoffs, including TV schedules for play-in and playoff games.

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The Eastern Conference looks mightily competitive this year. Here is how all the playoff teams are faring.

- Game 5 (Philadelphia) - TBD - Game 5 (Milwaukee) - TBD The winner of that game will claim the No.8 seed.

The NBA's play-in tournament returns this week on Tuesday as a prelude to the playoffs, with league executives bullish on the second edition of the 7-10 ...

The teams with the ninth-highest and 10th-highest winning percentages in each conference each will have to win two consecutive play-in games to earn a playoff berth (see chart). ■ Teams with the seventh-highest and eighth-highest winning percentages in each conference will each have two opportunities to win one game to earn a playoff spot. We’ve always looked at it as a way to create more tiers in the standings, and tiers drive competition.” ■ The winners of the play-in tournament will receive the seventh and eighth-seeded positions in each conference. Wasch said that NBA viewership of games historically have dipped during the last month of the regular season. Last year, with a month remaining in the 2020-21 season, the league had a then-record 24 teams in contention for the playoffs.

Here's a look at the 2022 NBA Playoffs schedule for the NBA Play-In Tournament and first-round games, with television information.

Game 1: (8) TBD vs. Game 1: (8) TBD vs. Game 2 loser, TBD, TNT Game 1: (7) TBD vs. Game 1 loser, TBD, ESPN Hornets vs. Game 1: (7) TBD vs. Clippers vs. Game 1: (5) Toronto Raptors vs. - Cavaliers vs. Game 1: (5) Utah Jazz vs. Game 1: (8) Cleveland Cavaliers vs.

The best two months in basketball are here as the NBA postseason has arrived, starting with the Play-In Tournament on Tuesday. Here is the complete schedule ...

- Game 5: If necessary, TBD - Game 5: If necessary, TBD - Game 5: If necessary, TBD - Game 5: If necessary, TBD - Game 4: No. 10 seed San Antonio Spurs vs. - Game 3: No. 10 seed Charlotte Hornets vs. - Game 5: If necessary, TBD - Game 5: If necessary, TBD - Game 5: If necessary, TBD - Game 5: If necessary, TBD Here is the complete schedule, with gametimes, TV information and point spreads. The NBA regular season is in the books, and now it really matters.

The 2022 Play-In Tournament starts on April 12th. Which teams will earn the final seeds available in their respective conference ahead of the NBA Playoffs?

Playoff basketball brings a different intensity to the game. - 7th seed- Minnesota Timberwolves - 7th seed- Brooklyn Nets

The Boston Celtics will host Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals on Sunday at TD Garden against the Brooklyn Nets or Cleveland Cavaliers.

No. 8, Boston vs. No. 8, Chicago vs. The loser of that game will play for the No. 8 seed against the winner of the No. 9 (Atlanta) vs. No. 10 (Charlotte) game on Friday. Boston will face the winner of the No. 7 vs. The Brooklyn Nets will host the Cleveland Cavaliers in that matchup.