Defined the ‘Play-In’! This is how the crosses were for the NBA Playoffs – Fox Sports

The regular season of the NBA finally came to an end in dramatic fashion with the crossovers of the ‘Play-In‘ defined for the Playoffs starting on Saturday April 15 and will last until the month of June.

The eight teams that will seek to sneak into the postseason are Lakers, Timberwolves, Pelicans y Thunder in the western conferencewhile Heat, Hawks, Raptors y Bulls by the Eastern Conference.

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What teams are already qualified for the NBA Playoffs?

western conference

1.- Denver Nuggets

2.- Memphis Grizzlies

3.- Sacramento Kings

4.- Phoenix Suns

5.- Los Angeles Clippers

6.- Golden State Warriors

Eastern Conference

1.- Milwaukee Bucks

2.- Boston Celtics

3.- Philadelphia 76ers

4.- Cleveland Cavaliers

5.- New York Knicks

6.- Brooklyn Nets

Which teams will seek their pass to the postseason via the ‘Play-In’?

For the Western Conference they are Los Angeles Lakers, The Minnesota Timberwolves, New Orleans Pelicans y Oklahoma City Thunder.

While part of the Eastern Conference will dispute the pass Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors y Chicago Bulls.

When are the ‘Play-In’ games?

– Miami Heat vs. Atlanta Hawks | Tuesday, April 11 at 5:30 p.m. in Mexico

– Los Angeles Lakers vs. The Minnesota Timberwolves | Tuesday, April 11 at 8:00 p.m. in Mexico.

– Chicago Bulls vs. Toronto Raptors | Wednesday, April 12 at 5:00 p.m. in Mexico

– Oklahoma City Thunder vs. New Orleans Pelicans | Wednesday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Mexico

How does the ‘Play-In’ work in the NBA?

He ‘Play-In‘ is a newly installed format that works as a repechage to define the last two classified by conference to the ‘Playoffs’.

In total there are three games per conference to define the seven and eight of the postseason:

game 1: They face the 7th against the 8th, the winner is classified as seventh ranked to face the second.

game 2: The 9th and 10th are measured, the winner will dispute the last ticket against the loser of the first game of the ‘Play-In’.

game 3: The winner will keep the last place, that is, the eighth, to face the highest seed in the season.

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