The Eastern Conference Playoffs are Set

Bengolo
2 min readApr 11, 2023

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NBA Playoffs. Credit

Tell your friends. After 82 games for every NBA team, the playoff matchups are now set. Well, some of them.

The Play-In Tournament — 8-to-10 seeds

Game 1: Atlanta Hawks at Miami Heat (Apr. 11)
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The winner advances to the seventh seed and will face the Boston Celtics in a best-of-seven series in the NBA Playoffs.
- The loser plays the winner of the Chicago Bulls at the Toronto Raptors.

Game 2: Chicago Bulls at Toronto Raptors (Apr. 12)
- The winner advances to the final Play-In game against the loser of Atlanta at Miami.
- The loser is eliminated from playoff contention.

Game 3: Winner of Bulls at Raptors at the loser of Hawks at Heat
- The inner advances to the eighth seed and will face the Milwaukee Bucks in a best-of-seven series in the NBA Playoffs.
- The loser is eliminated from playoff contention.

The Playoffs

1-seed Milwaukee Bucks vs. Play-In Tournament 8-seed
- Milwaukee will face any of the Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors or Chicago Bulls in Round 1 of the NBA Playoffs.
- The Bucks will play the first two games at home, and will host Game 7 if necessary.

2-seed Boston Celtics vs. Play-In Tournament 7-seed
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Boston will face either the Miami Heat or Atlanta Hawks in Round 1 of the NBA Playoffs.
- The Celtics will play the first two games at home, and will host Game 7 if necessary.

3-seed Philadelphia 76ers vs. 6-seed Brooklyn Nets
- This series is locked in, and the 76ers will play the first two games at home, and will host Game 7 if necessary.

4-seed Cleveland Cavaliers vs. 5-seed New York Knicks
- This series is locked in, and the Cavaliers will play the first two games at home, and will host Game 7 if necessary.

How the bracket looks

If all higher seeds advance.

Milwaukee Bucks:

  • First Round: vs. 8-seed Heat/Hawks/Raptors/Bulls
  • Second Round: vs. 4-seed Cavaliers
  • East Finals: vs. 2-seed Celtics

Boston Celtics:

  • First Round: vs. 7-seed Heat/Hawks
  • Second Round: vs. 3-seed 76ers
  • East Finals: at 1-seed Bucks

Toronto Raptors:

  • First Round: at 1-seed Bucks
  • Second Round: at 4-seed Cavaliers
  • East Finals: at 2-seed Celtics

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Bengolo

UK hoops fan. I like basketball. Fan of the Toronto Raptors, Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Blue Jays, and Leeds United. Writing every day for a year.