Final Two NBA Play-in Games Tonight

The Atlanta Hawks will face off against the Cavaliers in Cleveland for the 8th seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs, and the New Orleans Pelicans will take on the Clippers in Los Angeles for the 8th seed in the Western Conference.

The first round of the playoffs begins Saturday.

NBA Fines Hornets' Bridges

The NBA fined the Charlotte Hornets’ Miles Bridges $50,000 Thursday for throwing his mouthpiece into the crowd after he was ejected from Wednesday night’s play-in game that Charlotte lost to the Atlanta Hawks.

Bridges was heckled by a male fan as he walked in the tunnel toward the locker room and he threw his mouthpiece toward him, but hit a teenage girl instead. Bridges apologized after the game and again Thursday.

NBA Schedule

Friday, April 15 Schedule (All Times Central)

Atlanta at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.

NBA Play-in East, 8th Seed Game

New Orleans at Los Angeles Clippers, 9 p.m.

NBA Play-in West 8th Seed Game

Saturday, April 16 Schedule (All Times Central)

Utah at Dallas, noon

West 1st Round -- Game 1

Minnesota at Memphis, 2:30 p.m.

West 1st Round -- Game 1

Toronto at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

East 1st Round -- Game 1

Denver at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

West 1st Round -- Game 1

Sunday, April 17 Schedule (All Times Central)

TBD at Miami, noon

East 1st Round -- Game 1

Brooklyn at Boston, 2:30 p.m.

East 1st Round -- Game 1

Chicago at Milwaukee, 5:30 p.m.

East 1st Round -- Game 1

TBD at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

West 1st Round -- Game 1