The 2023/24 NBA play-in tournament, which gives teams that were worse during the season the chance to participate in the playoffs, starts this Tuesday, 16
This Tuesday, the 16th, the NBA play-in 2023/24 begins with eight teams competing for one last chance to participate in the league playoffs. Four franchises from each conference are fighting for the last two spots in the postseason. The format remains the same as in recent years, with the seventh facing the eighth and the ninth dueling against the tenth. The winner of the first match goes into the knockout stages in seventh place, while the loser plays one last game against whoever wins the other match. Meanwhile, the loser (9th x 10th) says goodbye.
In 2023/24, the Western Conference ended up with New Orleans Pelicans in 7th, Los Angeles Lakers in 8th, Sacramento Kings in 9th and Golden State Warriors in 10th. This Tuesday, the 16th, Pelicans and Lakers take the court in New Orleans. Whoever wins faces the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs. While whoever loses, takes the winner of Kings x Warriors.
In the Eastern Conference, the Philadelphia 76ers placed 7th and takes the Miami Heat (8th), while the Chicago Bulls (9th) duel against Atlanta Hawks (10th). Thus, whoever wins between the Sixers and Heat will face the New York Knicks in the postseason, while the loser gets one more chance, battling the winner of the Bulls and Hawks.
Even though it has a much criticized format in the recent past, the play-in has become an escape valve for teams and in 2023/24 it was no different. While the West was very strong, the Pelicans did not go straight to the postseason despite having 49 wins and 33 losses, with a 59.7% success rate. To get an idea of the competition, the team had the same campaign as Milwaukee Buckswhich placed third in the East.
NBA play-in schedule
Tuesday (16)
Game 1: (8) Los Angeles Lakers x New Orleans Pelicans (7) – 8:30 pm (Prime Video)
Game 2: (10) Golden State Warriors x Sacramento Kings (9) – 11pm (Prime Video)
Wednesday (17)
Game 3: (8) Miami Heat x Philadelphia 76ers (7) – 8pm (ESPN)
Game 4: (10) Atlanta Hawks x Chicago Bulls (9) – 10:30 pm (ESPN)
Friday (19)
Game 5: Loser of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 (ESPN)
Game 6: loser of game 3 x winner of game 4 (Prime Video)
Source: sportbuzz
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