Minnesota Timberwolves Make Play-In Playoffs: Here's What To Know

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves have made the playoffs. Well, sort.

Since 2021, the NBA has hosted a play-in tournament to determine the final two seeds of the playoffs. Here's what that means.

Teams that finished 7th through 10 participated in the play-in tournament to determine the seventh and eighth playoff seeds

The Timberwolves finished the season with the seventh-best record in the western conference, but we don't get to claim the 7th seed just yet.

On Tuesday, the Wolves will play the Los Angeles Clippers, who finished with the eighth-best record in the conference. The winner of that game will officially make the playoffs and face the No. 2 seed in the Memphis Grizzles.

The loser of the Wolves-Clippers game will play the winner of the New Orleans Pelicans (No. 9) and San Antonio Spurs (No. 10).

Whichever team wins that game will go on to play the No. 1 seed in the Pheonix Suns.

The Wolves will get a home-court advantage throughout the play-in game.

Here's how to watch as the Minnesota Timberwolves take on the Los Angeles Clippers:

• When: Tuesday, April 12, 8:30 p.m. central
• Where: Target Center, Minneapolis
• TV: TNT
• Radio: WCCO 830 AM

Wolves' starting 5:

• Patrick Beverley
• D'Angelo Russell
• Anthony Edwards
• Jarred Vanderbilt
• Karl-Anthony Towns

Clippers' starting 5:

• Reggie Jackson DD
• Paul George O
• Marcus Morris Sr. O
• Nicolas Batum DD
• Ivica Zubac