Predicting NBA play in tournament, Detroit Pistons' first round playoff opponent
Free Press sports writer Omari Sankofa II picks all 3 rounds of the play-in tournament and which team will face Detroit Pistons in the NBA playoffs.
The NBA play-in tournament starts Tuesday, April 14, and will determine the No. 7 and No. 8 playoff seeds in each conference.
That leaves the top-seeded Detroit Pistons (60-22) waiting to find out who they'll host in Game 1 of the NBA playoffs on Sunday (6:30 p. m. , NBC).
Here's a prediction of all three rounds of the play-in tournament and which teams will advance to face the Pistons and the Oklahoma City Thunder in the opening round. All games on Prime Video. MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Pistons playoff schedule: Game 1 start time announced for first round Tuesday, April 14 East: No.
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