The Oklahoma City Thunder will travel to play the New Orleans Pelicans for the play-in tournament.
The matchup between the ninth and 10th seeds is scheduled for Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. CT on ESPN. The winner will face the loser of the game between the seventh and eighth seeds (Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves) on Friday for the right to advance to the playoffs as the eighth seed.
The Thunder and Pelicans played each other four times, spread out evenly, throughout the regular season. The Thunder went 1-3 but three of the four games were decided by four points or less.
Let’s review the four games as a way to potentially forecast how Wednesday’s play-in game will play out.