NBA Play-In Tournament Schedule Set, Headlined by Lakers vs. Warriors

The Lakers and Warriors will face off Wednesday in another iteration of Stephen Curry vs. LeBron James.

As the regular season comes to a close, the NBA play-in tournament is set and features a return of some old rivals.

For the play-in tourney, seeds seven through 10 will compete in a two-round tournament that will decide which two teams are named the No. 7 and No. 8 seeds in this year's playoffs and which teams go home. 

The current No. 7 seed will play the current No. 8 seed in each conference, and then the No. 9 seed will play the No. 10 seed. The winner of the No.7/No. 8 game will automatically get the No. 7 spot and the loser will face the winner of the No. 9/No. 10 game—the loser of that game is automatically eliminated from the playoffs. The winner of the second game will get the No. 8 seed and the loser is also eliminated. 

This year, LeBron James and the Lakers will face the Warriors and Stephen Curry to see who gets the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference. The Hornets will play the Pacers, the Wizards will travel to the Celtics and the Spurs will matchup against the Grizzlies.

Play-In Tournament Schedule:

May 18th 

Game 1: No. 10 Hornets @ No. 9 Pacers at 6:30 p.m. ET on TNT

Game 2: No. 8 Wizards @ No. 7 Celtics at 9 p.m. ET on TNT

May 19th

Game 3: No. 10 Spurs @ No, 9 Grizzlies at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN

Game 4: No. 8 Warriors @ No. 7 Lakers at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN

May 20

Game 5: Winner of Game 1 @ Loser of Game 2 at 8 p.m. ET on TNT

Game 6: Winner of Game 3 @ Loser of Game 4 at TBD on ESPN