The current regular NBA basketball season is about to come to an end, as we are nowhere near knowing the quintets that will qualify directly for the playoffs or through the Play-in Tournament, so the teams will play each other life this weekend until reaching the long-awaited NBA Finals.
What is the NBA Play-in Tournament?
The Play-In is a small tournament held to define the last two tickets to the NBA Playoffs, the teams that finish between seventh and tenth place in the general classification during the regular season will play a single direct elimination game to be able advance.
The seventh-place quintet and the eighth-place quintet face off for seventh place, while the loser of the game has a chance to finish eighth if they manage to defeat the winner of the game between ninth and tenth place.
When is the 2024 NBA Play-in Tournament played?
Next Tuesday, April 16, the teams that came in seventh and eighth place in each Conference will face each other; On Wednesday, April 17, the game will be played with those classified as ninth and tenth. And finally, on Friday, April 19, the losers of the first game will face off against the winners of the second in each Conference, to define the eighth place in the playoffs.
Rules and criteria of the NBA Play-in Tournament
If there is a tie in the general table during the regular season, these are the criteria to define the teams that access the positions in the NBA Play-in Tournament
- Overall winning percentage
- Winning percentage among tied teams
- Winning percentage in the same division
- Winning percentage within the same conference
- Winning percentage against playoff teams in the same conference
- Percentage of wins against playoff teams compared to the other conference
- Differential of points scored compared to those received during the season
With two games left, these are the positions in the Eastern Conference:
With two games left, these are the positions in the Western Conference:
This is how the NBA Play-in Tournament would be played | At the moment
Eastern Conference: Game for seventh place
- (7) Philadelphia 76ers VS. (8) Miami Heat
*The loser of the game for seventh place faces the winner of the game between ninth and tenth, to define eighth place
- (9) Chicago Bulls VS. (10) Atlanta Hawks
Western Conference: Game for seventh place
- (7) Phoenix Suns VS. (8) Sacramento Kings
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*The loser of the game for seventh place faces the winner of the game between ninth and tenth, to define eighth place
- (9) Golden State Warriors VS. (10) Los Angeles Lakers
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2024-04-12 17:41:24
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