Pelicans Face Thunder In NBA Play-In Tournament

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The field for the NBA postseason is set.

The play-in tournament will kick things off on Tuesday night when the Atlanta Hawks challenge the Miami Heat in the East, while the Los Angeles Lakers play host to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the West.

The winner of those games will advance as the seven-seed to play the East's two-seed Boston Celtics and West's two-seed Memphis Grizzlies in the first round.

On Wednesday, the Chicago Bulls will play the Raptors in Toronto, while the Oklahoma City Thunder travel to face the New Orleans Pelicans.

The loser of each game will be eliminated from postseason contention.

The winner will take on the loser of Tuesday's games for the eighth seed.

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