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After 1,230 regular-season NBA games, 12 teams are in the playoffs, 10 teams are done and eight teams are fighting for the final four postseason spots. The NBA's play-in tournament starts Tuesday with the Western Conference games: The eighth-seeded Los Angeles Lakers visit seventh-seeded New Orleans, and 10th-seeded Golden State play an elimination game at ninth-seeded Sacramento. The East play-in games are Wednesday: Eighth-seeded Miami visits seventh-seeded Philadelphia, and 10th-seeded Atlanta plays at Chicago. The Heat-76ers winner will face No. 2 New York; the other play-in survivor from the East will meet No. 1 Boston.
