NBA playoff picture 2023: East play-in tournament projections on March 13, key games remaining

There isn't too much drama surrounding the play-in tournament picture in the Eastern Conference but there are several teams who are hoping to make one last push to avoid the possibility of having to go through the bracket. There's also some drama at the bottom of the bracket, where one team is trying to tank out while three others are trying to maintain their grasp on a spot amid what is a lost season in each franchise's mind.

Below we take a look at the Eastern Conference play-in picture.

Eastern Conference Play-In Picture

5. Brooklyn Nets
6. New York Knicks

7. Miami Heat (3.5 games back of No. 6 seed)
8. Atlanta Hawks (5 GB)
9. Toronto Raptors (7 GB)
10. Chicago Bulls (7.5 GB)

11. Indiana Pacers (8 games back of No. 6 seed)
12. Washington Wizards (8 GB)

Key Games This Week

Heat vs. Bulls – 3/18

  
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