Philadelphia will also meet with Miami and Chicago with Atlanta in the semi-finals of the mini-tournament.
Mini-tournament pairs became known National Basketball Association (NBA) play-in.
Sacramento Ukrainian Alexey Lenya will play with Golden State April 17. If successful, the Kings will face the losing team of the pair New Orleans – Lakers.
- Western Conference. Semi-final
17.04 New Orleans Pelicans (7) — Los Angeles Lakers (8)
17.04 Sacramento Kings (9) — Golden State Warriors (10)
- Eastern Conference. Semi-final
18.04 Philadelphia 76ers (7) – Miami Heat (8)
18.04 Chicago Bulls (9) — Atlanta Hawks (10)
The winner of the meeting between teams No. 7 and No. 8 will advance to the playoffs, where they will take the No. 7 position in their conference bracket. The losing team will face the winner of bout #9 and #10 in the play-in final. The team that wins the mini-tournament final will receive the No. 8 spot in the conference playoffs.
The 1/8 finals of the playoffs will begin on the night of April 21. The NBA finals are scheduled to begin on June 6.
Source: Sportarena
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