The NBA's East play-in field is set: Miami goes to Philadelphia while Atlanta goes to Chicago
Orlando blew out Milwaukee, Indiana blew out Atlanta, Philadelphia blew out Brooklyn and Miami blew out Toronto
By TIM REYNOLDS
Published - Apr 14, 2024, 03:51 PM ET
Last Updated - Apr 14, 2024, 03:51 PM EDT
Orlando blew out Milwaukee, Indiana blew out Atlanta, Philadelphia blew out Brooklyn and Miami blew out Toronto.
And all that meant this: Nothing on the bottom half of the Eastern Conference's playoff chase changed on the final day of the regular season.
It will be eighth-seeded Miami visiting seventh-seeded Philadelphia in an East play-in game on Wednesday, followed by 10th-seeded Atlanta visiting ninth-seeded Chicago in an elimination game later that night. The Heat-76ers winner will face the No. 2 seed — either New York or Milwaukee — in Round 1 of the playoffs, and the Heat-76ers loser will play host to the Hawks-Bulls winner on Friday night.
The winner of that game will play No. 1 seed Boston in Round 1, starting April 21 at TD Garden.