With the regular season over, the Oklahoma City Thunder will play the New Orleans Pelicans in the play-in tournament.
The Thunder’s play-in opponent was finalized with the result of Sunday’s game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and New Orleans Pelicans, which the latter lost, 113-108.
The 10th-seeded Thunder (40-42) will travel to the ninth-seeded Pelicans (42-40) to play on Wednesday, April 12 on ESPN at 8:30 p.m. CT.
If the Thunder win, they will advance to play the loser of the No. 7 vs. No. 8 matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Timberwolves on Friday, April 14 for the right to advance to the playoffs as the eighth seed.
If the Thunder goes 2-0 in the play-in, they will be the eighth seed and face the Denver Nuggets in a first-round series.
The Thunder went 1-3 against the Pelicans in four regular-season matchups this year. All four games were decided by four points or less.
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