Familiar foes: Mavs and Clippers clash again in first round of NBA Playoffs

The Dallas Mavericks are hoping the third time is the charm as they once again get set for a playoff series against the Los Angeles Clippers.

The No. 5-seeded Mavs (50-30) will face the No. 4-seeded Clippers in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs — that series starting either April 20 or 21. It'll be the third opening-round matchup between those teams in the last four seasons; the Clippers won each of the first two, prevailing in 2021 and 2022.

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Tickets for those first-round games will go on sale on Sunday, April 14 at 8 p.m.

The team said Thursday there will be a four-ticket limit per transaction and that individual game ticket inventory is limited and tickets are expected to sell quickly.

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The 7th and 8th seeds have not yet been decided and will be chosen through a play-in tournament between the No. 7-ranked Suns, No. 8-ranked Kings, No. 9-ranked Lakers and No. 10-ranked Warriors. The winner of a 7/8 matchup will advance to the No. 7 spot while the winner of the 9/10 matchup will play the loser of the 7/8 matchup for the final, No. 8 seed.

The Western Conference lineup currently looks like this:

No. 1 Nuggets
No. 2 Timberwolves
No. 3 Thunder
No. 4 Clippers
No. 5 Mavericks
No. 6 Pelicans
No. 7 TBD - winner of 7/8 play-in game
No. 8 TBD - 7/8 loser vs 9/10 winner, the winner gets the No. 8 seed.

The Eastern Conference lineup currently looks like this:

No. 1 Celtics
No. 2 Bucks
No. 3 Knicks
No. 4 Cavaliers
No. 5 Magic
No. 6 Pacers
No. 7 TBD - winner of 7/8 play-in game
No. 8 TBD - 7/8 loser vs 9/10 winner, the winner gets the No. 8 seed.

The 7th and 8th seeds have not yet been decided and will be chosen through a play-in tournament between the No. 7-ranked 76ers, No. 8-ranked Heat, No. 9-ranked Bulls and No. 10-ranked Hawks. The winner of a 7/8 matchup will advance to the No. 7 spot while the winner of the 9/10 matchup will play the loser of the 7/8 matchup for the final, No. 8 seed.

The play-in tournament is scheduled for April 16-19. The NBA Playoffs begin April 20.