Suns clinch No. 7 seed in NBA play-in with win and Clippers loss
The Suns are locked into the No. 7 seed in the West after Wednesday's win over the Mavericks and the Clippers' loss to the Thunder.
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The Phoenix Suns are locked into the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference after Wednesday night’s win over the Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles Clippers’ loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Suns will play on their home court in Tuesday’s play-in matchup against either the Clippers or Portland Trail Blazers. That game will tip at 7 p.m. on Amazon Prime and Arizona Sports 98.7 FM.
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If the Suns lose their first play-in game, they will also have home-court advantage in the second, single-elimination play-in game against the winner of the No. 9 vs. No. 10 matchup on April 17.
If the Suns win their initial play-in game, they will play the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the playoffs. San Antonio clinched the No. 2 seed on Wednesday with its win against the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Suns and Clippers split their four matchups during the season series, and Phoenix took two of three matchups this season against Portland.
The Suns and Spurs also split their four meetings this season.
The NBA play-in tournament begins on April 14, and the NBA playoffs start on April 18.
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We gotta wait for Kellan Olson's 10,000 word intricate detailed essay on how the Suns sucked tonight.
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You're a little ahead of yourself here. Suns are 7-seed in the play-in. They are not locked in the 7-seed in the playoffs. Just pointing out that little mistake in your headline and article.