US EditionNBA play-in games taking shape: Heat-Hornets, Magic-76ers are set
Miami and Orlando enter win-or-go-home games that will determine the final Eastern Conference playoff seeds and first-round opponents.
- The Eastern Conference play-in matchups are set for this week, with Miami traveling to Charlotte on Tuesday and Orlando visiting Philadelphia on Wednesday for win-and-advance games.
- Scheduling conflicts with the NHL's Flyers prevented Philadelphia from hosting basketball games Monday or Tuesday, forcing the Sixers to host the Magic on Wednesday instead of earlier in the week.
- Sixers forward Paul George said, "They beat us down pretty bad the last time they played here," referencing a 41-point loss to the Magic on November 25.
- The Orlando-Philadelphia winner secures the seventh seed and a first-round series against the Boston Celtics, while the loser faces the Miami-Charlotte winner on Friday for an elimination game.
- Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic appeared in his 65th game on Sunday night, securing eligibility for NBA award ballots later this week as a three-time MVP winner.
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Miami Heat are in the NBA play-in tournament again. But they won’t face the Chicago Bulls this time.
For the Miami Heat, here’s the bad news: They’re in the play-in tournament again. And for the Heat, here’s also some good news: They’re in the play-in tournament again.
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NBA play-in games taking shape: Heat-Hornets, Magic-76ers are set
The East play-in games are set. Miami goes to Charlotte for an elimination game Tuesday and Orlando goes to Philadelphia for a win-and-you're-in game Wednesday.
Sixers haven't forgotten Magic's last trip to Philly, look forward to play-in ‘test'
As they settle into the life of 82-game NBA seasons, players become accustomed to flushing games from their minds and shifting focus to the next one. The Sixers still haven’t forgotten what happened the last time the Magic visited Philadelphia. “They beat us down pretty bad the last time they played here,” Paul George said Sunday night, “so that’s motivation enough for us to go in and protect home court with a chance to lock a seed in.” George …
Sixers’ Paul George says no time for ‘Plan B’ vs. Magic in play-in
The Sixers aren’t looking at this like a two-chance scenario. Not even close. Philadelphia enters Wednesday’s play-in matchup with the Magic as the No. 7 seed, meaning it has two opportunities to advance. But inside the locker room, there’s only one way to approach it. File photo Apparently, that approach would be aggressively. “We’ve got a great opportunity to lock in a playoff seed here on our floor,” Paul George said, via Gina Mizell of the P…
Inside the Miami Heat locker room on Sunday night, all eyes were on a huge TV showing the end of the Orlando-Boston game.
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