NBA Playoffs

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.

NBA ANNOUNCES 36 OFFICIALS SELECTED. FOR 2022 NBA PLAYOFFS PRESENTED. BY GOOGLE PIXEL. – Playoff Roster Features 29 Officials with 10 or More Years of NBA ...

The first round of the NBA Playoffs presented by Google Pixel tips off Saturday, April 16. Twenty-one officials have five or more years of playoff experience, highlighted by Tom Washington and Scott Foster, who will be officiating in the playoffs for their 24th and 22nd seasons, respectively. Officials will be evaluated after each round of the playoffs to determine who will advance in the 2022 postseason.

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. Here's 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.

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2. Memphis Grizzlies vs 7th seed (TBD in play-in tournament) 1. Phoenix Suns vs 8th seed (TBD in play-in tournament) Loser of Timberwolves-Clippers vs winner of Pelicans-Spurs (for 8th seed) 2. Boston Celtics vs 7th seed (TBD in play-in tournament) “I was raised in a holistic household. 1. Miami Heat vs 8th seed (TBD in play-in tournament) Loser of Nets-Cavaliers vs winner of Hawks-Hornets (for 8th seed) The Denver Nuggets and the Utah Jazz are also in a tight tussle for fifth seed in the West, with the latter in the box seat. The Grizzlies, meanwhile, were already locked into the No.2 seed in the West before Monday’s game and will play the winner of the Timberwolves vs Clippers play-in. The Celtics will face the winner of the Brooklyn and Cleveland play-in game. Cleveland will now play the Brooklyn Nets in the play-in tournament for the seventh seed. Meanwhile, the Boston Celtics have locked up the No.2 seed in the Eastern Conference with a resounding 139-110 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.

The Memphis Grizzlies are the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference in the 2022 NBA Playoffs.

Game 7 (if necessary): LA Clippers/Minnesota Timberwolves at Memphis; TBD Game 6 (if necessary): Memphis at LA Clippers/Minnesota Timberwolves; TBD Game 5 (if necessary): LA Clippers/Minnesota Timberwolves at Memphis; TBD

The play-in tournament is set for the Eastern and Western Conferences. Following the Brooklyn Nets' victory over the Indiana Pacers and the Cleveland...

Leonard may not return, but George is back and leading the way for a team that has enough talent to make a deep run. If it does, help may be on the way considering Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium reported Ben Simmons could return from a back injury for his first action of the season in the playoffs. Here is a look at the full schedule and broadcast information for the tournament, which will begin with Brooklyn hosting Cleveland on Tuesday:

No. 7 Brooklyn Nets · No. 8 Cleveland Cavaliers · No. 9 Atlanta Hawks · No. 10 Charlotte Hornets.

Winner of Timberwolves/Clippers clinches the No. 7 seed. Winner of Nets/Cavaliers clinches the No. 7 seed. No. 7 seed No. 7 seed The 2021-22 NBA regular season has officially reached its conclusion on Sunday night. The NBA Playoffs begin on Saturday, Apr. 16.

The Eastern Conference playoff picture is set, but other Western matchups won't be decided until the dust settles on a busy finale in which all 30 teams are ...

- The Cavaliers’ victory kept them at eighth place. - Charlotte did what it could by beating Houston, but the other Play-In teams’ victories kept the Hornets at 10th place. - The Nets survived a couple runs by the Pacers to win and clinch seventh place. - The Timberwolves will host the LA Clippers in a Play-In gameon Tuesday. The winner of that game will clinch the No. 7 seed and advance to play the Grizzlies in the first round. - The Clippers are locked into eighth place and will visit the Timberwolves in the Play-In Tournament. The winner of that game will clinch the seventh seed and play the Grizzlies in the first round. Miami will face the second survivor of the Play-In Tournament (Nets, Cavaliers, Hawks or Hornets) in the first round. - The math is simple for Utah: Win to clinch the No. 5 seed. - The Pacers have already been eliminated. A loss and Nuggets victory, however, would drop the Jazz to the No. 6 seed. If the Warriors lose and the Mavericks win, the Warriors will be the No. 4 seed. - The Knicks have already been eliminated. Otherwise, Dallas will end up the No. 4 seed.

Thybulle is not vaccinated and will be ineligible for Games 3, 4 and 6 of the first round.

Toronto sat OG Anunoby and Fred Vanvleet for that matchup, but still managed to beat the otherwise healthy 76ers. Since James Harden made his 76ers debut, Philadelphia has allowed only 105.6 points per 100 possessions with Thybulle on the floor … and 116 without him. The Bucks and Heat confirmed that they were. The Celtics and 76ers did not comment. Ironically, that game was Philadelphia's best chance at avoiding the Raptors in the first round. The Philadelphia 76ers spent most of the season incomplete.

The Toronto Raptors will face division rival Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the NBA playoffs following the Boston Celtics victory over the Memphis ...

Although the overall playoff picture is becoming clearer, not all first-round matchups can be determined without the completion of the league's play-in tournament. What we do know are the teams who will compete, and the top two seeds: (2) Boston Celtics vs.

Here is the final East standings update as the Philadelphia 76ers get set to take on the Detroit Pistons in the season finale.

While it will most likely be at the No. 4 spot where they will then take on the Toronto Raptors in the playoffs, they can still move up to 3. The only games that matter to the Sixers on Sunday are their matchup with the Pistons and the Boston Celtics taking on the Memphis Grizzlies. The Sixers can move up to No. 3 on the final day of the regular season if they beat the Pistons and if the Celtics lose to the Grizzlies. The Philadelphia 76ers get set to host the Detroit Pistons in the season finale on Sunday at 7 p.m. EDT and they still don’t know for sure where they will end up in the East standings.

They are taking on a Chicago Bulls squad that has limped to the finish line, going 3-7 in their last ten before the regular season finale against the Wolves.

Bucks are…— Jake Reetz (@jajareetz) Remind them that had the Bucks played their starters today and rested them Friday, we probably wouldn’t even hear that narrative. The last time the Bulls beat the Bucks with Giannis in the lineup….

As the 2022 NBA Playoffs are set to begin, we make 10 bold predictions. Which teams will rise above the other in the East and West?

On the final day of the 2021-22 regular season, there is still plenty to be determined in the standings.

— — — — — — - The Nuggets could've moved into fifth with a win and a Jazz loss. - The Mavericks could've moved into third with a win and a Warriors loss.

The Chicago Bulls will open their first NBA playoff appearance in five years Sunday in Milwaukee vs. the defending champion Bucks.

... We have to try to bring the fight to them because if we’re back on our heels, it’s not going to be good.” The rivalry between the Bulls and Bucks seemed to gain an new edge after Alex Caruso’s injury at the hands of Grayson Allen in January, but it has been a lopsided series ever since. We just have to attack them and figure out a way we can beat them.

The Milwaukee Bucks are officially set to take on the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the upcoming 2022 NBA Playoffs.

On the surface, this looks like it will be a great series. The third-seeded Bucks will begin their title defense when they host their sixth-seeded rivals at Fiserv Forum for the first pair of games once the playoffs begin in the coming days. While the Bucks have seen success versus the Bulls this season, the playoffs are a different animal entirely.

The NBA begins its playoffs with the Play-In Tournament and continues with the full eight first round series of games.

Game 7 (if necessary): 7th seed at Boston; TBD Game 5 (if necessary): 7th seed at Boston; TBD Game 7 (if necessary): 8th seed at Miami; TBD Game 5 (if necessary): 8th seed at Miami; TBD Game 7 (if necessary): 8th seed at Phoenix; TBD Game 5 (if necessary): 8th seed at Phoenix; TBD

Here's a look at the matchups, dates, and times for the opening of the NBA playoffs, which will start with the play-in games on Tuesday.

The winners of the April 12 7/8 games advance to the playoffs as their conference’s No. 7 seed. Then the playoffs start over the weekend. Everything begins Tuesday night — featuring a preseason title favorite — with all 16 playoff teams in action over the weekend.

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The Nets are finally starting to heat up, winning their final four games of the season, to nab the No. 7 spot in the East. If they lose, they could finish No. 3 and face the Bulls if the Sixers lose to the Pistons. But if the 76ers beat the Pistons and the C’s lose, they fall to No. 4 and face the Raptors. Another factor: Philadelphia is sitting both Joel Embiid and James Harden against Detroit. There are multiple pros and cons that come with each spot in the seedings. It’s unclear yet how many minutes, though, as the seeding situation is still firmly up in the air. “And helping, playing our best basketball is the main focus. MEMPHIS — The Celtics have at least a couple data points finished when it comes to the standings, but they can still finish anywhere between Nos. 2-4 heading into their final game of the season.

The Chicago Bulls are locked into the No. 6 seed in the NBA playoffs, but while it is guaranteed that they will open the postseason on the road, ...

If the Bucks beat the Cavaliers on Sunday, then the best the Celtics could do is finish in the No. 3 spot. The Bucks will take on the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday afternoon. The Bulls Would Play the Celtics If….

The Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers were early favorites to win their respective conference finals. However, both teams went through their fair share ...

The Boston Celtics will take on the winner of the Nets vs. The reigning Western Conference champions will play the winners of the second elimination game on Wednesday. The loser will enter a sudden-death scenario against the winner of the games featuring the ninth and 10th seeds. The first round of the playoffs will begin on Saturday. They face the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday, with the loser going on to play the winner of the Charlotte Hornets vs. Meanwhile, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving will have to make their way through the play-in tournament to enter the first round of the playoffs.

Joel Embiid and James Harden look to carry Philadelphia to the semifinals, but a young and overlooked Toronto squad could prove a tough out.

They’ve been terrific over the last few months, and they’ve had head-to-head success against Philly. But if the Sixers can take care of the ball (they’ve been one of the league’s most improved teams in that regard this season) and keep Toronto off the offensive glass to a certain degree, the Raptors will have a tough time scoring. The Raptors committed five fewer turnovers (42-47) and grabbing 29 more offensive rebounds (57-28) than the Sixers over the four games. And if that sounds familiar, it’s because the Sixers were outscored by 109 points in 99 minutes with Embiid off the floor in their 2019 conference semifinals series against the Raptors. Both teams have changed a lot since then, but Philly (having traded Andre Drummond in the Harden deal) still has the same issue, with no clear option at back-up center. With those two advantages, the Raptors averaged 7.0 more shooting opportunities (field goal attempts or trips to the line) per game. In each of their two post-All-Star losses to the Raptors, Joel Embiid recorded a positive plus-minus, with the Sixers outscoring Toronto by 15 points in his 75 total minutes. The Raptors also had the league’s second biggest offensive-rebound differential, grabbing 3.0 per game more than their opponents. And whether or not the Raptors start someone bigger than Siakam at center, the Sixers’ offense will be less about individual matchups and more about how Philly deals with a Toronto defense that will swarm the ball whenever Harden or Embiid get near the paint and force the Sixers to move the ball. With Harden and Embiid on the floor in the regular season, the Sixers outscored their opponents by 15.9 points per 100 possessions, the fifth best mark among 719 two-man combinations that played at least 500 minutes. 2. Matchups don’t mean as much with the Raptors. Barnes is the Raptor who defended Harden the most in the regular season and will likely get the assignment in Game 1. The Raptors play aggressively on both ends of the floor, and they have what it takes to make things difficult for the Sixers. In their four regular season meetings, the Sixers recorded assists on 70% of their field goals, their highest rate vs. A few months ago, when the Philadelphia 76ers were without a trade partner for the absent Ben Simmons, there was a worry that they were “wasting” a great year from MVP candidate Joel Embiid. But the Sixers didn’t just find a taker for Simmons, they landed a former MVP in the deal.

The Warriors finished the 2021-22 regular season with a 53-29 record, good enough for third place in the Western Conference. As the No.

The Warriors’ 53 wins this season are the eighth-most in franchise history. And while Denver did win three of them, including one on a game-winning Monte Morris 3-pointer at the buzzer in February, the Warriors did win in Denver, 113-102, the last time these two teams met on March 10. The Dubs have won at least 50 regular season games in seven of the last nine seasons and 11 times in franchise history. All four Warriors-Nuggets games during the regular season were close in the fourth quarter. Tickets for Games 1, 2 and 5 are available now. This will mark the Warriors’ first-ever playoff run at Chase Center, and the Dubs will host the first two games of the series before playing Games 3 and 4 in Denver. If necessary, Game 5 will be played at Chase Center, Game 6 would be in Denver and Game 7 would be back at Chase Center. Besides Game 1 being set for this Saturday at 5:30 p.m., dates and times for all other first-round playoff games will be announced at a later date.

That will be decided on Tuesday, when the Brooklyn Nets host the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first Eastern Conference play-in game. The winner of that game will ...

This series would also see a former Celtics point guard return to Boston, as Rajon Rondo was traded to Cleveland at the trade deadline this year. Such a series would also set up another return to Boston for former Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving. At that time, the seventh-seeded Celtics came into the series banged up and lost in five games to a juggernaut Nets team.

With the Celtics win over the Memphis Grizzles on the final day of the regular season, the Sixers landed arguably their least desirable first-round matchup.

While the Sixers are the betting favorite, the Raptors might just be their toughest matchup. Game 1 will be Saturday at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia at 6 p.m. (on 97.3 ESPN). Philadelphia will face the Toronto Raptors in the best-of-seven opening round of the NBA playoffs.

The 2022 NBA Playoffs are set to begin in under weeks. After finishing the 2021-2022 NBA season with a 51-31 record, the Philadelphia 76ers have clinched a.

It will mark the first time the Sixers and the Raptors will meet for a postseason series since the 2018-2019 NBA season. For the second time this year, the Raptors defeated the Sixers with a 93-88 win. A few months later, the Sixers and the Raptors met for the final time in South Philly this season.

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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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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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 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 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.