Give us the Hawks and the Pelicans to make the playoffs as the No. We’ll pick the Pelicans to keep their season alive. New Orleans has Brandon Ingram, CJ McCollum, and Jonas Valanciunas to carry the offense, while rookie stud Herb Jones can defend anyone on the other end. The Pelicans are loaded with offensive firepower even without injured star Zion Williamson. We’ll take the Pelicans over the Spurs in the West 9-10 matchup. We still think Atlanta is dangerous if they can make the playoffs, and expect them to defeat LaMelo Ball and the Hornets to keep their season alive. Trae Young has had another amazing season, but injuries and inconsistency to his supporting cast pushed the Hawks down the standings. The Hawks’ charmed run to the Eastern Conference Finals last year is still fresh in our mind. We’ll take the Hawks over the Hornets, and the Pelicans over the Spurs With a hungry home crowd behind them and a deep roster of offensive weapons, we’ll take the Wolves to win this game and grab the No. The question for LA is if they can slow down a Wolves offense that has been one of the best in basketball after the All-Star break. Paul George is in the lineup after battling injuries most of the season, and Reggie Jackson and Nic Batum provide a solid supporting cast. The Clippers still don’t have Kawhi Leonard, who has been out all year recovering from a torn ACL. Karl-Anthony Towns has put together an All-NBA caliber season in the middle, while Anthony Edwards continues to emerge as one of the best young guards in the league.
Minnesota won 46 games this year, which is the second most for the team since 2004. It hasn’t been easy to be a Wolves fan over the last two decades, but it finally feels like the franchise is headed in the right direction. The Wolves will beat the Clippers for the No. Cleveland’s future is bright thanks to rookie stud Evan Mobley, but it feels like the Cavs just don’t have enough to win this game. Cleveland will be playing without star center Jarrett Allen, as well as depth forward Dean Wade and guard Collin Sexton, who has been out with a knee injury most of the season. The Cavs were incredible this year until injuries took their toll. Unfortunately, Cleveland doesn’t have the talent to compete. The Nets will have the two best players on the floor. Irving is now available for home games after New York City partially lifted its vaccine mandate. His remarkable playoff performance against the Milwaukee Bucks last year nearly pushed Brooklyn to the conference finals despite injuries to Irving and Harden. Kevin Durant still holds the title of the best scorer in the world. While this Nets team looks nothing like the one we picked to win it all in Oct., they should still have enough to easily beat the Cavs and secure the No. Then Kyrie Irving was unavailable for most of the season because he refused to get to the Covid vaccine, and James Harden eventually forced a trade to the Philadelphia 76ers. 7 seed in the Eastīrooklyn was the preseason favorite to win the 2022 championship. The Nets will beat the Cavs to earn the No. (all times Eastern) 2022 NBA play-in tournament predictions Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images 2022 NBA play-in tournament scores and scheduleĮast: No. You can bet on the play-in tournament and the rest of the 2022 NBA Playoffs at DraftKings Sportsbook. We’ll explain how the play-in tournament works, and provide predictions for what to expect as the final playoff spots are determined. The winner of that matchup will get the No. The winners will advance to play the losers of the 7-8 game. The Atlanta Hawks host the Charlotte Hornets in the East, while the New Orleans Pelicans host the San Antonio Spurs in the West. The 9-10 matchups will happen on Wednesday. The winner in the East gets the Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs, while the West winner will face the Memphis Grizzlies. In the West, the Minnesota Timberwolves will host the Los Angeles Clippers. In the East, the Brooklyn Nets will host the Cleveland Cavaliers. 8 seed in each conference, with the winner automatically earning the No. The 2022 NBA play-in tournament kicks off with a pair of matchups between the No. This year’s play-in tournament is again loaded with star-power as some of the game’s biggest names compete to keep their season going. The NBA debuted the play-in tournament in its current iteration last season, and it produced some memorable basketball despite the loud public objections of LeBron James. The 2022 NBA play-in tournament features four teams in each conference fighting for the last two spots in the NBA playoffs in the East and the West.
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