what is play-in and how does it work?

Just like the playoffs, the play-in NBA, the league play-off system, already has its teams defined, as well as the date and time of their clashes. The deductibles of Eastern Conference It is West who finished the regular season between the 7th and 10th position gain a new chance to integrate the knockout series.

In this way, in the East, the miami heat (in 7th) faces the atlanta hawks (8th place), and the toronto raptors (9th place) duels with Chicago Bulls (10th position). In the West, the Los Angeles Lakers (in the same logic of classification) fights with the Minnesota Timberwolvesand the New Orleans Pelicans seeks his salvation in confrontation before the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Thus, the winners of these first clashes between those positioned in 7th and 8th place in each conference guarantee the vacancy. The winners of the matches involving those placed in 9th and 10th position still have to face the losers of the confrontations that took place between the best classifieds. Example: if Wolves lose to the Lakers (who would have already advanced), they will still fight with the winner of Pelicans x OKC (who would also fight for the spot).

PLAY-IN DATES

Tuesday, 4/11

• Miami Heat vs Atlanta Hawks – 8:30 pm (Brasília time)
• Los Angeles Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves – 11 pm (Brasília time)

Wednesday, 4/12

• Toronto Raptors vs Chicago Bulls – 8pm (Brasília time)
• New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder – 10:30 pm (Brasília time)

Friday, 4/14

CLASSIFIED IN PLAYOFFS

Last Sunday, the 9th, the 2022/23 NBA regular season ended and defined all the teams classified for the playoffs (whose games will be played from Saturday, the 15th) and the play-in, the league play-off. The best overall campaign in this phase was Milwaukee Bucks, with 58 wins and 24 defeats. Check out more information about the knockout matches.

• NBA 2023: Check out the play-in qualifiers and playoff games