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Charlotte Hornets at Indiana Pacers live stream, NBA Play-in Tournament, TV channel, start time, odds

The Charlotte Hornets will meet the Indiana Pacers in the NBA East Play-in Tournament from Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Tuesday night.

The Charlotte Hornets will meet the Indiana Pacers in the NBA East Play-in Tournament from Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Tuesday night.

The Hornets come into this playoff play-in game on a five-game losing streak after losing to the Wizards in their last regular-season game on Sunday. The Pacers are coming off a 125-113 win over the Raptors to close out the regular season and are still dealing with some injuries as they look to advance to the next round of the Play-in Tournament with a win tonight.

Who will advance to the next round of the NBA Playoff Play-in Tournament? Tune in and find out, here is everything you need to know to stream the action tonight.

Charlotte Hornets at Indiana Pacers

  • When: Tuesday, May 18
  • Time: 6:30 p.m. ET
  • TV Channel: TNT
  • Live Stream: Hulu (watch for free)

Prediction: This game will depend on if Sabonis will be playing, he is still listed as questionable and will be a game-time decision. If Sabonis is able to play I’m taking the Pacers to win this game, might be a good decision to get them now at the low value of (-1.5).

Bet: Indiana Pacers (-1.5)

NBA Odds and Betting Lines

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Charlotte Hornets at Indiana Pacers (-1.5)

O/U: 225.5

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Here’s how the NBA play-in tournament works

A quick explainer on how the NBA’s play-in tournament works

The NBA play-in is right around the corner. It all starts on Tuesday ahead of the NBA’s playoffs.

We know what teams are playing in the tournament with the exception of the 7 seed in the West where it could be either the Lakers or the Trail Blazers slotted to make the play-in.

Although there was a play-in tournament last year, things are a bit different this year as the NBA has looked to make it more of a feature. So the format this go around are a bit different.

Not caught up? Don’t worry! That’s exactly what I’m here for. Here’s a quick explainer on how the NBA play-in tournament works.

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Charles Barkley hilariously tried to explain the NBA’s play-in tournament

Charles Barkley’s play-in explanation is ridiculous

The NBA’s play-in tournament is pretty fun, but it’s also one of the most confusing things about the NBA right now.

It gets sort of complicated. It’s a tournament between the 7, 8, 9 and 10 seeds in each conference. The 7 and the 8 seed play each other to determine who will play for a final playoff spot against the winner of a series between the 9 and 10 seed.

Whoever wins the game between the 9 and 10 seed gets to play the 8 seed in a sudden elimination series. They have to beat the team twice to win a playoff spot. If they lose once, they’re eliminated.

That’s a lot! And it’s sort of hard to explain. So, of course, the Inside the NBA crew had Charles Barkley do the breakdown for fans.

And it went about as terribly as you’re probably thinking it did. It was hilarious.

“The two losers are going to play each other. The two half losers are going to play each other…Then the two top losers move over here and the winner gets moved over here. And the two baby losers, the 7 and 8, they play over here…”

Just a bunch of nothing. It was incredible. If you thought you knew how they play-in worked before, you probably don’t have that explanation.

We are all Ernie Johnson in this scenario.

Hopefully the play-in is as fun as Barkley’s awful explainer was.

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