The Atlanta Hawks take on the Orlando Magic Tuesday at 7:30pm in the first game of the NBA's Play-in Tournament. At stake: A first round matchup with the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics. Why it matters: The Hawks find themselves in a familiar place needing more than the 82-game regular season to make it into the playoffs.

The Boston Celtics have long been clinched into the second seed in the Eastern Conference behind the Cleveland Cavaliers, but until now, it wasn’t clear who the

The Celtics have plenty of history against the Hawks in the postseason, most recently facing Atlanta in the 2023 first round, a series Boston won in six games. The Celtics have not faced the Magic in a postseason series since the 2010 Conference Finals when Boston upset Orlando to earn a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals.