NBA Play-in matchups set as Lakers, Warriors, and Heat fight for playoff spots

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LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers will stay in New Orleans for a couple more days. Stephen Curry and Golden State will return to Sacramento for another elimination game, and the Miami Heat are back in the play-in, where they started their journey to the NBA Finals last year. The matchups are set. On Tuesday, the Lakers will face the Pelicans for the seventh spot in the Western Conference, followed by the Warriors and the Kings in an elimination game. On Wednesday, the Heat will travel to Philadelphia to decide the seventh spot in the Eastern Conference, followed by Atlanta in Chicago in a do-or-die matchup. Out of the 20 postseason seeds, 15 were decided on Sunday, along with three out of four play-in matchups and three out of four first-round series. The final order in the East: Boston, New York, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Orlando, Indiana, Philadelphia, Miami, Chicago, and Atlanta.