Now that the NBA regular season is officially over, the playoff matchups are almost completely set. All that’s left is for the play-in tournament to play out. But for now, most of this year’s playoff teams know who they’re facing facing next week.
Here’s which teams will be squaring off in the first round of the 2022 NBA playoffs:
Eastern Conference
No. 1 Heat vs. No. 8 seed
No. 2 Celtics vs. No. 7 seed
No. 3 Bucks vs. No. 6 Bulls
No. 4 76ers vs. No. 5 Raptors
Western Conference
No. 1 Suns vs. No. 8 seed
No. 2 Grizzlies vs. No. 7 seed
No. 3 Warriors vs. No. 6 Nuggets
No. 4 Mavericks vs. No. 5 Jazz
Play-in Tournament
In the play-in tournament, the No. 7 Nets are scheduled to play the No. 8 Cavaliers and the No. 9 Hawks will face the No. 10 Hornets in the Eastern Conference. Over in the Western Conference, the No. 7 Timberwolves will take on the No. 8 Clippers and the No. 9 Pelicans will battle it out with the No. 10 Spurs.
The play-in tournament starts Tuesday and that schedule is set, but the official postseason won't start until Friday.
