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The 2020-21 NBA playoffs and play-in! are finally here. And this thing is as wide open as ever.
But before we lock in the full 16-team field, here s a look at the first round of the play-in tournament, during which two teams from each conference will secure the Nos. 7 and 8 seeds:
Eastern Conference play-in
The Boston Celtics captured the No. 7 seed with a 118-100 win over the Washington Wizards. The Celtics will face the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the NBA playoffs.
The Indiana Pacers defeated the Charlotte Hornets, 144-117, to advance to Game 2 of the play-in, where they will face the Wizards in Washington, D.C., on Thursday night with the No. 8 seed at stake (8 ET, TNT). The Hornets were eliminated.
Steve Nash on ‘Big Three’ vs. Bulls: ‘I think tomorrow will be the day’
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The time has arrived.
For the first time since Feb. 13 against Golden State when fans were still 10 days from being permitted at Barclays Center, Brooklyn’s “Big Three” of Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving will be on the court together Saturday against the Bulls.
“Yes. I think tomorrow will be the day, so if everything stays the same, those three will play tomorrow,” Nash told reporters Friday.
It will be the eighth time Brooklyn’s “Big Three” which boasts a 5-2 record when together will be on the court as a unit this season and the first time fans can watch the trio at Barclays Center. Barclays opened up to fans on February 23, ten days after their last foray on the court.
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