Houston is out of the wild card with a loss. Rockets (2-1, plus-16) at Mavs (1-2, minus-14): A Rockets win takes West Group B since they already beat New Orleans. This is also for first place in the West.

Thunder (1-2, plus-27) at Wolves (2-1, minus-3): Minnesota needs a 38-point win over OKC to win the West wild card over Phoenix. Hornets (1-2, minus-30) at Knicks (2-1, plus-18): New York gets the wild card with a big win, even if Milwaukee beats Miami. A Miami win and a New York win creates a three-way tie decided by point differential. A Miami win and a New York loss gives the group to the Heat. Atlanta likely can only be spoiler.īucks (3-0, plus-39) at Heat (2-1, plus-11): A Milwaukee win takes East Group B. Hawks (1-2, minus-9) at Cavs (2-1, plus-6): Cleveland need a big win for a shot at the East wild card. Brooklyn already beat Orlando in group play but lost to Boston, which lost to Orlando. Otherwise, a win for both Brooklyn and Boston gets us into point differential deciding the group. Raptors (1-2, minus-9) at Nets (2-1, plus-8): Brooklyn wins East Group C by beating Toronto and Boston losing to Chicago. Here’s what’s on the line for tonight’s games:īulls (0-3, minus-21 point differential) at Celtics (2-1, 0): Boston could get into a three-way tie with Orlando and Brooklyn for East Group C, but the Celtics may need to beat the Bulls by 30. We have the potential for three-way ties to determine group winners, which means tiebreakers! Oh, man, do people love tiebreakers! Head-to-head record trumps all before weighing point differential, total points scored, last season’s record and a random drawing (that last part wasn’t a joke). The Wizards, Pistons, Bulls, Grizzlies and Spurs are really bad, so they were eliminated pretty quickly.Īnd much remains in the air, with tonight’s action deciding it all.The Pacers (4-0 record in East Group A), and the Lakers (4-0, West Group A) have advanced.Tonight is the last night of group play for the inaugural In-Season Tournament (FYI, cool kids are calling it “IST” for short)! Yes, the courts have been weird, but the IST is building momentum as we reach the single-elimination portion of the tournament. The Pistons could realistically finish the 2023 calendar year with nine wins. If you want it earlier, start every day with The Bounce delivered to your inbox. This is the digital version of The Bounce.

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