The first week of the NBA postseason is set.<\/p>\n
Because the Memphis Grizzlies<\/a> ended up as the No. 8 seed, they will have to go through the play-in tournament to earn a postseason berth. They’ll meet the No. 7 Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night<\/a>, April 15, in San Francisco, and the winner of that game will face the No. 2 Houston Rockets<\/a> in the first round of the playoffs. The loser will host the winner of the Sacramento Kings<\/a>–Dallas Mavericks<\/a> play-in for a do-or-die game on Friday night.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n With the Grizzlies in the play-in, there are multiple paths and potential playoff opponents for them<\/a>. Here’s a look at all the possibilities as the NBA prepares for its postseason.<\/p>\n Play-In tournament scheduleTuesday, April 15<\/p>\n All times Central<\/p>\n No. 7 Magic vs. No. 8 Hawks<\/a> (6:30 p.m., TNT)<\/p>\n No. 7 Warriors<\/a> vs. No. 8 Grizzlies (9 p.m., TNT)<\/p>\n The winners of these games will advance to the playoffs. The winner of Magic-Hawks will face the No. 2 Celtics<\/a>, while the winner of Warriors-Grizzlies will face the No. 2 Rockets.<\/p>\n Wednesday, April 16<\/p>\n No. 9 Bulls vs. No. 10 Heat (6:30 p.m., ESPN)<\/p>\n No. 9 Kings vs. No. 10 Mavericks (9 p.m., ESPN)<\/p>\n The losers of these games will be eliminated from postseason contention.<\/p>\n Friday, April 18<\/p>\n East 7\/8 loser vs. East 9\/10 winner (TBD, TNT)<\/p>\n West 7\/8 loser vs. West 9\/10 winner (TBD, ESPN)<\/p>\n The winners of these games will advance to the postseason, while the losers will be eliminated. The winners will face the No. 1 Cavaliers<\/a> in the East and the No. 1 Thunder in the West.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n When Grizzlies will play if they advance to playoffs<\/p>\n The NBA has not released the full playoff schedule, but it did announce that both the No. 2 Rockets and No. 1 Thunder will start their respective playoff series on Sunday. If the Grizzlies advance to the playoffs, they’ll play on the road on Sunday.<\/p>\n Reach sports writer Jonah Dylan at jonah.dylan@commercialappeal.com\u00a0or on X @thejonahdylan.<\/p>\n