The NBA Play-In Tournament gives additional teams in each conference a chance to reach the playoffs. Here is a full breakdown of how the tournament works.
What is the NBA Play-In Tournament structure?
Within each conference, the No. 7 seed hosts the No. 8 seed and the No. 9 seed hosts the No. 10 seed to start things off. The loser of the 9-10 game is eliminated from playoff contention. The winner moves on to face the loser of the 7-8 game for the final playoff spot in their respective conference.No. 8 seed at No. 7 seed – winner becomes conference’s No. 7 seedNo. 9/10 winner at No. 7/8 loser – winner becomes conference’s No. 8 seed, loser is eliminated Along with home court, the loser of the 7-8 game has another advantage over the winner of the 9-10 game in the Play-In Tournament finale.
While the playoffs begin that Saturday, the eventual No. 8 seed gets a day off before beginning the series against its conference’s No. 1 seed on Sunday.The NBA still doesn’t have a formal method for logging stats from Play-In Tournament games.
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