The NBA Playoffs will soon begin. The Play-In Tournament is scheduled to kick off the postseason on April 16 with less than three weeks remaining in the regular season. April 20 is the commencement of the playoffs. Even though we now know the majority of the teams that will make it to the postseason, there are still a lot of decisions to be made in the final weeks of the regular season. From now until April 14, seeding, home-court advantage, and the opportunity to avoid the Play-In Tournament are all at stake.
The NBA playoffs are almost here. With less than three weeks left in the regular season, the postseason is set to begin April 16 with the Play-In Tournament. The playoffs get started April 20. While we know most of the teams that are going to qualify for the postseason, there is plenty to be decided in the regular season’s closing weeks. Seeding, home-court advantage and the chance to avoid the Play-In Tournament are all on the line between now and April 14.
So what’s the latest in the NBA’s playoff picture? The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Denver Nuggets and the Dallas Mavericks took down the Sacramento Kings on Friday night for crucial wins in the Western Conference. The defending champion Nuggets are now a half-game behind the Wolves and Oklahoma City Thunder
As a reminder, the NBA’s Play-In Tournament will determine the No. 7 and No. 8 seeds in both conferences. Four teams in each conference (the 7-10 seeds) will enter the Play-In Tournament, while the top six seeds will automatically qualify for playoff spots. The seventh- and eighth-placed teams will face each other for the No. 7 seed. The ninth- and 10th-placed teams will face each other in another game, and then the loser of the No. 7/No. 8 game will face the winner of the No. 9/No. 10 game for the No. 8 seed.
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