There are 12 teams with playoff spots right now, 10 teams whose seasons are over – and eight teams with a second chance
. The play-in tournament starts Tuesday, with Atlanta going to Miami and Minnesota visiting the Los Angeles Lakers, with the winners going to the postseason.
The NBA added it to boost end-of-season excitement, give more teams playoff hope – and discourage tanking. Dallas still had a chance at the play-in until its 81st game of the season on Friday, when it held several rotation players out and lost. The NBA is investigating the Mavericks’ motivations there and if Dallas lost to protect its draft odds.
No team that has used the play-in tournament – Portland in 2020 in the bubble under a slightly different format; Boston, Washington, the Lakers and Memphis in 2021; Brooklyn, Atlanta, Minnesota and New Orleans last year – to reach the actual playoffs has ever won a first-round series.“We’re looking forward to it,” Spoelstra said. “Our guys love competition. And this has high stakes to it.
Previous play-in appearances: Timberwolves went 1-0 to become No. 7 seed in 2022; Lakers went 1-0 to become No. 7 seed in 2021.Outlook: Anthony Davis played against Minnesota twice, scored exactly 38 points in both of those games – the Lakers winning one of them, the Wolves winning the other. … LeBron James averaged 23 points in two games against Minnesota, shooting only 39.5%.
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