The NBA play-in tournament begins Tuesday, featuring two of the game's biggest stars each fighting to secure a spot in the first round. Before LeBron James' Los Angeles Lakers take on the New Orleans Pelicans and Stephen Curry's Golden State Warriors face the Sacramento Kings, our NBA experts are making their picks for the play-in games, including Wednesday's Miami Heat-Philadelphia 76ers and Chicago Bulls-Atlanta Hawks showdowns in the Eastern Conference. MORE: 20-team preview | Playoff news, schedules and results
Los Angeles Lakers (8) at New Orleans Pelicans (7)Kendra Andrews: Lakers Jerry Bembry: Lakers Jamal Collier: Lakers Israel Gutierrez: Pelicans Chris Herring: Lakers Tim Legler: Pelicans Tim MacMahon: Lakers Bobby Marks: Lakers Dave McMenamin: Lakers Kevin Pelton: Pelicans Jorge Sedano: Lakers André Snellings: Lakers Marc J. Spears: Lakers Ohm Youngmisuk: Lakers
Final tally: Lakers 11, Pelicans 3. Golden State Warriors (10) at Sacramento Kings (9)Kendra Andrews: Warriors Jerry Bembry: Warriors Jamal Collier: Warriors Israel Gutierrez: Warriors Chris Herring: Warriors Tim Legler: Warriors Andrew Lopez: Kings Tim MacMahon: Warriors Bobby Marks: Warriors Dave McMenamin: Warriors Kevin Pelton: Warriors Jorge Sedano: Warriors André Snellings: Warriors Marc J. Spears: Warriors Ohm Youngmisuk: Warriors
Final tally: Warriors 14, Kings 1. Miami Heat (8) at Philadelphia 76ers (7)Kendra Andrews: 76ers Jerry Bembry: 76ers Jamal Collier: 76ers Israel Gutierrez: Heat Chris Herring: 76ers Tim Legler: 76ers Andrew Lopez: 76ers Tim MacMahon: 76ers Bobby Marks: Heat Dave McMenamin: 76ers Kevin Pelton: 76ers Jorge Sedano: Heat André Snellings: 76ers Marc J. Spears: 76ers Ohm Youngmisuk: 76ers
Final tally: 76ers 12, Heat 3. Atlanta Hawks (10) at Chicago Bulls (9)Kendra Andrews: Bulls Jerry Bembry: Bulls Jamal Collier: Bulls Israel Gutierrez: Bulls Chris Herring: Bulls Andrew Lopez: Bulls Tim Legler: Bulls Tim MacMahon: Bulls Bobby Marks: Bulls Dave McMenamin: Bulls Kevin Pelton: Bulls Jorge Sedano: Bulls André Snellings: Bulls Marc J. Spears: Bulls Ohm Youngmisuk: Bulls
Final tally: Bulls 15, Hawks 0.
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