How does the Play-In Tournament work? As you likely already know, the teams that finish Nos. 1-6 in the standings of each conference are guaranteed a playoff spot, however, those that finish Nos. 7-10 in the standings will enter the Play-In Tournament. These teams will then duke it ...
The 2025 NBA Playoffs are still a ways off, but it's never too early to take a look at the playoff picture. Seeds 7-10 will compete in the NBA Play-in Tournament to advance to the first round of the NBA playoffs. Here's what the playoffs would look like if the season ended today...
The NBA Play-In Tournament will be held after the conclusion of the 2021-22 regular season and before the start of the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. The teams that finish Nos. 1-6 in the standings of each conference will be guaranteed playoff spots. Teams Nos. 7...
As the NBA's 2021-22 regular season draws to a conclusion on April 10, teams near the middle of the standings are battling for postseason seeding with a special focus on the league's play-in tournament. Held before the first round of the 2022 NBA playoffs, the pl...
Los Angeles has been locked into the play-in tournament, although where they will land still remains up for grabs. The team is currently the 9th seed in the Western Conference, but are only 0.5 games back of the 8th seed. Grabbing the 8th seed is a massive difference for the Lakers, as...
The Phoenix Suns rebuilt around the Big Three of Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal expecting to compete atop the Western Conference standings this regular season. Instead, first-year coach Frank Vogel’s team entered the final week of 2023-24 hoping to avoid the play-in tournament. ...
The NBA Play-In Tournament is the league's new format to determine the eight playoff teams from each conference. The system allows the ten top teams in the Eastern and Western Conference standings to play their chances for a spot in the playoffs, making the end of the regular season...
After the Western Conference took center stage Tuesday night, it's the Eastern Conference's turn in the 2024 NBA play-in tournament.A year after emerging from the play-in to reach the NBA Finals,Jimmy Butlerand theMiami Heatare back, withJoel Embiidand thePhiladelphia 76ersstanding in their...
in the standings will finish the regular season with at least a chance to make the playoffs, more franchises will stay in the mix for longer.Some players, like LeBron andDallas MavericksAll-StarLuka Doncic, were less than thrilled aboutthe prospect of the play-in tournament, but ...
will be held after the conclusion of the 2021-22 regular season and before the start of the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. The teams that finish Nos. 1-6 in the standings of each conference will be guaranteed playoff spots. Teams Nos. 7-10 will enter the Play-In Tourna...