The Philadelphia 76ers secured their playoff spot with a win over the Grizzlies, setting up a Play-In game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Chicago Bulls on April 17. While the location of the game is yet to be determined, Chicago currently holds a two-game lead in the loss column and owns the tiebreaker between the two teams.
The winner of the Hawks-Bulls Play-In game will move on to face the loser of the 7th/8th Play-In game, which currently features Miami and Philadelphia, with Indiana as a potential contender for one of those spots. The ultimate prize for the winning team in the second Play-In game is a first-round playoff series against the No. 1 seed, the Boston Celtics.
Chicago had a taste of Play-In games last season as they finished as the 10th seed, defeating Toronto before falling to Miami in the second game. However, with Brooklyn too far behind to catch Atlanta for
