Sixers will face Wizards in first round of playoffs
Game 1 is set for 1 p.m. Sunday at the Wells Fargo Center against Washington, which earned the No. 8 seed with Thursday's play-in win over Indiana.
The 76ers will face the Washington Wizards in the opening round of the NBA playoffs.
The Wizards earned the Eastern Conference’s eighth seed after defeating the Indiana Pacers, 142-115, in Thursday night’s play-in game at the Capital One Arena. As a result, Washington will face the top-seeded Sixers in the best-of-seven series.
Game 1 is set for 1 p.m. Sunday at the Wells Fargo Center. Game 2 will be Wednesday at 7 p.m. also in Philadelphia. Games 3 and 4 will be in Washington on May 29 and May 31.
The starting times have not been set past the first two games.
If necessary, Game 5 will be on June 2 at the Wells Fargo Center, Game 6 is scheduled for June 4 in Washington and Game 7 will be on June 6 at home.
The Sixers (49-23) swept their three regular-season meetings against the Wizards (34-38).
The teams opened the season against each other on Dec. 23, with the Sixers posting a 113-107 win at home. The Sixers also defeated the Wizards, 141-136, on Jan. 6 at the Wells Fargo Center and earned a 127-101 win in Washington on March 12.
The winner of the series will face the victor of the series between the No. 4 seed New York Knicks and No. 5 seed Atlanta Hawks in the second round.
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