That’s where the NBA Play-In Tournament comes in. If you haven’t been paying close attention to the NBA over the last several years, the Play-In Tournament probably feels like a foreign concept. For many basketball fans who watch the sport religiously, there’s still some confusion. So,...
What is the NBA play-in tournament? Implemented during the 2020-21 NBA season, the play-in tournament expands the number of postseason teams to 10 in each conference. The top six teams from the East and West are guaranteed playoff spots. Seeds seven through ten then battle for the final ...
The NBA in-season tournament will feature all 30 teams and culminate with one champion. Each team will play a number of pool-play games that determine the eight teams that advance to a single-elimination tournament. The Final Four will be held at a neutral site. Las Vegas is in discussions...
Basketballfans will have even more competition to enjoy thisNBA 2023-24 seasonwith the newIn-Season Tournament, or NBA Cup. The competition, which is intended to give more emphasis to regular season games, will begin onFriday 3 Novemberand will see all 30 teams compete in a tournament-style ...
NBA League Pass: Your ticket to watching out-of-market NBA games While some teams like the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors are scheduled to play nationally televised games for nearly half their season (the Lakers will compete in 40 nationally televised games this season, for ...
Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors face big game on Tuesday, when they take on the Sacramento Kings in the NBA Play-In Tournament for a place in the 2024 playoffs. ©Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesStephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors handles the ball during a game a...
Based on Basketball Reference's simulations, the most likely outcome for the Lakers is finishing the regular season as the No. 9 seed (36.0 percent chance) and earning the No. 8 seed (23.7 percent) in the NBA Playoffs via the Play-In Tournament. ...
One pushback to that idea, though, is that it goes a bit against the idea of the play-in tournament, and what the league has done by giving teams incentive to push through the end of the regular season. Turner proposed another idea: Give the in-season tournament champion a small but ...
Phoenix Suns:Two seasons ago, they won the West. Last season, they finished with thebest record in the NBA. This season, they return the meat of that rotation, which means the Suns will have a major say in how the West is won. Devin Booker has the ingredients to be an MVP finalist...
NBA. After winning just 22 games in the 2022-23 NBA season, they had an immense leap, going 41-41 last season and nearly making the Play-In Tournament. Even after that huge jump, Houston still landed the third overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, selecting Reed Sheppard out of Kentucky...