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The Miami Heat (44-38) defeated the Milwaukee Bucks (58-24) in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference playoff-opening series, 130-117. The win gives Miami an early advantage over championship favorites. Backed by a stellar performance from Jimmy Butler and a sizzling Heat offense, Miami found an answer after losing Tyler Herro …

With the NBA playoffs beginning Saturday, there is one more spot up for grabs in the Western Conference. The eighth seeded Minnesota Timberwolves and the tenth seeded Oklahoma City Thunder are set to battle it out Friday night for the final spot in the West playoffs. https://twitter.com/okcthunder/status/1646891072960831495?s=20 Timberwolves On the …

The Chicago Bulls will take a trip to South Beach to take on the Miami Heat Friday evening. The winner will clinch the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference and face the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. The final #ATTPlayIn matchups are set. Winners …

The OKC Thunder took home a 123-118 victory against the New Orleans Pelicans Wednesday night. With this win, the Thunder extended its season in the Play-In Tournament. Never let up ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/Z5mVgQWu19 — OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) April 13, 2023 Thunder Strikes in New Orleans Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was a strong player …

The Chicago Bulls defeated the Toronto Raptors Wednesday night 109-105 in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament. Chicago, who got the final spot in the tournament, overcame a 19-point deficit to take down the No. 9 Raptors. Zach LaVine poured in 39 points for Chicago to lead all scorers. DeMar DeRozan …

The Toronto Raptors (41-41) will host the Chicago Bulls (40-42) Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament. The winner of this game will play the Miami Heat on Friday for the final playoff spot in the conference. Expectations During the regular season, the Bulls played the Raptors three …

The Oklahoma City Thunder will take on the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA Play-In Tournament Wednesday night. Tipoff is set for 9:30 p.m. https://twitter.com/PelicansNBA/status/1646198342198738949?s=20 How the Play-In Tournament Works The layout of the play-in tournament, which is in its third year of existence, is as follows: The No. 7 …

The Miami Heat find themselves on the verge of missing the 2023 NBA playoffs after falling to Atlanta in the first matchup of the NBA Play-In Tournament Tuesday night, 116-105. Miami entered this game as the seventh seed with home-court advantage against a scrappy Hawks team that has had many …

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-102 in overtime Tuesday night to secure the seventh seed and advance to the playoffs, where they will face the two-seed Memphis Grizzlies in the first round. Next stop, Playoffs pic.twitter.com/iboiqd96Ef — Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) April 12, 2023 Short-Handed Wolves Minnesota …

The Miami Heat have had a down season from their success over the past few years. In the last three seasons the Heat have made the NBA Finals and Eastern Conference Finals, but find themselves in the play-in game to start to the postseason. The main cast has remained the …