The NBA Play-In Tournament is set to begin tomorrow evening with the Eastern Conference starting things off. The Pacers will host the Hornets in the 9/10 matchup, with the loser being eliminated from postseason contention, and the Celtics are set to host the Wizards in a highly anticipated 7/8 matchup, with the winner being the 7-seed in the East and setting up a playoff series against the Brooklyn Nets.
Injuries are surely going to play a big part in both of these games tomorrow night, especially since all four teams have key players out, but there are still plenty of big names who will take the court tomorrow as they look to will their team to the playoffs.
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Boston and Indiana have had very disappointing seasons given the talent they possess and their previous year’s record, but Washington and Charlotte are two teams who have not been to the playoffs in years that will be looking to do everything they can to win.
The Play-In Tournament this year is going to have some games you are not going to want to miss and with the starpower playing in these games, we can expect plenty of high-level basketball that will make all of these games feel like Game 7 of a championship series!
With that said, let’s take a look at four players to watch during the Eastern Conference Play-In Games. There will be plenty of intriguing names from each of the Celtics, Hornets, Pacers, and Wizards, but only a few made the short-list.
