East play-in set: Celtics-Wizards and Pacers-Hornets will play Tuesday
The NBA’s Eastern Conference Play-in Tournament is set. Here are the match-ups:
Boston Celtics (7) vs. Washington Wizards (8)
Indiana Pacers (9) vs. Charlotte Hornets (10)
The NBA announced that the Pacers and Hornets will play on Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. ET, and the Celtics and Wizards will face off right after at 9 p.m. ET.
The winner of Celtics-Wizards will secure the 7th seed, and the loser will play the winner of Pacers-Hornets for the 8th seed.
The New York Knicks also clinched the 4th seed and home-court advantage with their win over the Celtics today, so now they will face the 5th-seeded Atlanta Hawks in the first round.