Kristaps Porzingis said he loves that the NBA is having an in-season tournament because he grew up with the concept playing in Europe. Skip to Main Content Open Close Menu.

The NBA introduced the idea after the restart of the pandemic-delayed 2019-20 season, with a team needing to be within four games of the No. 8 seed to force a play-in for the last playoff spot in ...

The Play-In Tournament has been around since 2021, so it's still a relatively new process. The idea is to give teams on the outside of playoff seeding at the end of the regular season a chance to ...

With all regular season games completed, the NBA standings are final, meaning the bracket of the 2025 NBA Play-In Tournament is officially set: Eastern Conference No. 7 Orlando Magic (41-41) vs ...

The NBA’s inaugural play-in tournament came during the COVID-19-interrupted 2019-20 season as a way to make it more competitive when the regular season resumed in the bubble at the Walt Disney ...

The NBA created a play-in tournament in the 2019-20 season during the COVID pandemic. The current format was formalized for the 2020-21 season. NBA bracket playoffs.

The 2025 NBA Play-In Tournament starts on Tuesday, April 15, with a pair of 7 vs. 8-seed games. Here’s the schedule for the tournament: Tuesday, April 15 ...

NBA Play-In Tournament preview: These teams battled for final playoff spots Here's all the info about the 2025 Play-In Tournament. By Logan Reardon • Published March 24, 2025 • Updated on ...

Yes. In 2023, the Miami Heat were the No. 7 seed, lost the first play-in game to Atlanta, and then had to come from behind in the final play-in game to beat Chicago and advance as the No. 8 seed. Once ...

The NBA Play-In Tournament features a total of four teams, which are given the No. 7, 8, 9 and 10 seeds. The play-in tournament is technically single elimination for one game, the No. 9 vs. No. 10 ...