It’s win or go home for four teams as the NBA Play-In Tournament concludes on Friday.
orlando magic host the charlotte hornets The winner received the Eastern Conference’s No. 8 seed. lost to orlando philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, and the Hornets survived to defeat Miami Heat on Tuesday, setting up the matchup. Whichever team wins will face the top seeded team detroit pistons In the first round.
Charlotte, attempting to make the playoffs for the first time since 2016, won the season series against Orlando 3–1, with all three wins by at least 15 points. The Magic can reach the playoffs for the third consecutive season.
In the Western Conference, Golden State Warriors travel to play phoenix sun For the number 8 seed. portland trail blazers beat Phoenix on Tuesday, and the next night, Golden State bounced back and beat LA Clippers. The winner of the matchup moves on to the first round to go up against the top seed and defending champion. oklahoma city thunder.
The Warriors defeated the Suns three out of four times in the regular season. But their most recent game was on Feb. 5 and didn’t involve the Golden State star Stephen Curry or phoenix stars Devin Booker And jalen green. Curry is coming off a 35-point performance, including 27 points in the second half against the Clippers.
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