La NBA regular season draws to a close and he does it with the swords raised to define the tickets to the playoffs, in what position each contender does and, above all, which teams will play the controversial and discutido play-in. A method invented by the NBA last season to award the last two spots for the title playoffs and that has already raised criticism from figures like LeBron James O Luka Doncic.
WHAT IS THE PLAY-IN?
But what is play-in? It is the way that the NBA devised last season to designate the last two classified for the playoffs through a playoff played in a single match between the seventh and the tenth place of each conference.
HOW DOES THE PLAY-IN WORK?
In this way the seventh and eighth classified would face each other in a first match. The winner would remain with the seventh place of the conference and would face the second regular season classified. For his part, the loser will still have a new chance to get the ticket.
The ninth and tenth meet in a second game, whose loser will be automatically eliminated of the playoff race. While the winner will face the loser of the game between the seventh and eighth for the last playoff berth in play. The winner will enter as eighth and will face the best team of their conference in the qualifying rounds in regular season.
This means that the teams with the seventh and eighth highest winning percentage will have two chances to win their ticket to the title playoffs. Whereas the teams with the ninth and tenth highest winning percentage must win two consecutive games to advance.
WHEN ARE THE PLAY-IN GAMES DISPUTED?
The regular league concludes on May 15 and the play-in matches will be played between May 18 and 21, one day before the NBA playoffs begin, which will begin on May 22.
WHO WOULD DISPUTE THE PLAY-IN NOW?
Western Conference
7º- Los Angeles Lakers (38-30) vs 8º Golden State Warriors (35-33)
9º- Memphis Grizzlies (34-33) vs 10º San Antonio Spurs (32-35)
Eastern Conference
7º- Boston Celtics (35-33) vs 8º Charlotte Hornets (33-35)
9º- Washington Wizards (32-36) vs 10º Indiana Pacers (31-36)
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