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Best NBA First Basket Scorer Picks for Wednesday, April 17 (Target Joel Embiid, Dejounte Murray)

The Eastern Conference takes center stage on Wednesday night for the play-in tournament action between the Miami Heat and Philadelphia Sixers and the Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks.

Miami and Philly are playing for the No. 7 seed while the Bulls and Hawks hope to keep their season alive with a win in the No. 9 vs. No. 10 matchup.

No matter how you plan on betting on these games, taking a first-basket scorer can be a thrilling way to start the postseason action.

I have a pair of players that I'm targeting to score first in Wednesday's matchups:

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