Previewing the West Play-In, and the Suns first round opponent (whoever that is)

Game 1 of Round 1 isn’t until Sunday, and the Suns will play one of Minnesota, LA Clippers, New Orleans, or San Antonio

With the third year of the NBA’s Play-In Tournament on the horizon tipping off Tuesday evening, the matchups for the first games are set. Based on the following schedule, the Phoenix Suns, after finishing the season 64-18, will play the winners of Friday night’s game 6:

By nature of the Suns earning a regular season record that’s 18 games ahead – or as many as 30 games depending on who it ends up being – of any of these possible teams, Phoenix will no doubt be favored in any matchup, though some teams present tougher challenges than others.