NBA play-in tournament
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The NBA play-in tournament is a postseason mini-competition that determines the final playoff spots by having lower-seeded teams in each conference compete for entry into the main NBA playoffs.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NBA event
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basketball competition → postseason tournament → |
| appliesTo |
Eastern Conference
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Western Conference → |
| broadcastOn |
ESPN
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TNT → |
| competitionType |
postseason mini-tournament
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| country |
Canada
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United States → |
| determinesPlayoffSeed |
7
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8 → |
| eligibleSeedsPerConference |
10
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7 → 8 → 9 → |
| firstFullImplementationSeason |
2020–21 NBA season
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| formatDescription |
mini-tournament between 7th to 10th seeds in each conference
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| gameType |
double-chance for 7th and 8th seeds
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single-elimination for some games → |
| governingBody |
NBA Board of Governors
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| influencedBy |
desire to increase late-season competitiveness
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desire to reduce tanking → |
| introducedInSeason |
2019–20 NBA season
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| involves |
Eastern Conference teams ranked 7–10
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Western Conference teams ranked 7–10 → |
| league |
NBA
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National Basketball Association → |
| locationType |
NBA team home arenas
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| notableFeature |
7th vs 8th seed winner earns 7th playoff seed
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loser of 7th vs 8th plays winner of 9th vs 10th for 8th seed → |
| numberOfConferences |
2
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| occursBefore |
first round of NBA playoffs
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| organizer |
NBA
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National Basketball Association → |
| partOf |
NBA playoffs structure
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NBA postseason → |
| permanentAdoptionSeason |
2021–22 NBA season
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| purpose |
determine final playoff spots
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| region |
North America
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| replaces |
automatic qualification for 7th and 8th seeds
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| result |
two playoff berths per conference
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| seedingBasis |
regular season standings
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| sport |
basketball
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| status |
active
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| teamsPerConference |
4
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| timeOfYear |
April
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| totalTeams |
8
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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NBA rules
("NBA play-in games")
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appliesTo |
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NBA play-in tournament
("2020–21 NBA season")
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firstFullImplementationSeason |
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NBA franchise
("NBA Play-In Tournament")
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hasCompetition |
|
NBA champion
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requiresQualificationThrough |
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NBA playoffs
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uses |