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Tuesday, April 11 2023
2023 NBA Playoffs schedule, bracket, dates, times: Lakers in play-in; Warriors, 76ers, more start Saturday

The NBA regular season wrapped up Sunday, and we now have all the play-in matchups set as well as the 4-5, 3-6 series in each conference. The top two seed in each conference will have their first-round opponents determined via the play-in tournament. 

Reminder on how the play-in tournament works: No. 7 plays No. 8 and No. 9 plays No. 10. The winner of the 7-8 game gets the No. 7 seed, while the loser plays the winner of the 9-10 game for the  No. 8 seed. 

Here's a look at the 2023 NBA playoff bracket:

Below is the playoff schedule, including dates, times and TV info for the play-in tournament and first round. 

Tuesday, April 11

  • Play-In Game 1: (8) Hawks at (7) Heat, 7:30 p.m. ET, TNT
  • Play-In Game 2: (8) Timberwolves at (7) Lakers, 10 p.m. ET, TNT

Wednesday, April 12

  • Play-In Game 3: (10) Bulls at (9) Raptors, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN
  • Play-In Game 4: (10) Thunder at (9) Pelicans, 9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN

Friday, April 14

  • Play-In Game 5: Game 3 winner at Game 1 loser, 7 or 7:30 p.m. ET, TNT
  • Play-In Game 6: Game 4 winner at Game 2 loser, 9:30 or 10 p.m. ET, ESPN

Saturday, April 15

  • (6) Nets at (3) 76ers, 1 p.m. ET, ESPN
  • (7) Heat or Hawks at (2) Celtics, 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
  • (5) Knicks at (4) Cavaliers, 6 p.m. ET, ESPN
  • (6) Warriors at (2) Kings, 8:30 p.m. ET, ABC

Sunday, April 16

  • (8) East at (1) Bucks, TBD, TBD
  • (8) West at (1) Nuggets, TBD, TBD
  • (7) Lakers or Timberwolves at (2) Grizzlies, TBD, TBD
  • (5) Clippers at (4) Suns, TBD, TBD
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