The ninth seed plays host to the 10 th seed in the play-in tournament with the winner playing at the 7-8 loser for the eighth and final seed in each conference. The Minnesota Timberwolves, Clippers, Kings and Mavs currently hold the 7-10 positions in the West.

Luka Doncic had 33 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped their four-game losing streak with a 107-96 victory over the Phoenix Suns.

The Suns got the lead down to single digits in the third, and got it down to eight after a triple by Royce O’Neale (10 points) after an 8-0 run through 7:04. After the Lakers pushed the lead back to 16, the Suns had another 7-0 surge that cut the Lakers' lead to nine at 1:40. The Suns continue to struggle on just 19.4% from the perimeter.