Although the NBA Play-In Tournament has been a fixture for several seasons, the rules and format may still be confusing to some fans. The play-in, essentially, is like the playoffs before the playoffs ...

Right now, 12 of the 16 NBA playoff teams are locked in, but we have eight teams fighting for the final four spots and the right to try to shock the world by knocking off a true title threat in the ...

Adam Silver has hit a few home runs as NBA Commissioner, but none may have traveled further — or been more embraced by fans — than the Play-In Tournament. What do fans want? Teams to face jeopardy — ...

The top six teams from each conference, determined by winning percentage, secure direct entry to the playoffs, while teams ranked seventh through tenth participate in the NBA play-in tournament to ...

Under the format, teams with the seventh- and eighth-highest winning percentages will have two opportunities to win one game ...

All technical fouls issued during the NBA regular season reset before the playoffs, meaning all players begin with a clean ...

The 2024-25 NBA play-in tournament wrapped up with the last ... Here's how the games will work: Game 1s: Each conference's No. 7 team in the standings will host the No. 8 team, with the winner ...