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The 2021 NBA Play-in Tournament will take place during the 2020–21 NBA season for teams ranked 7–10 in each conference to determine the 7th and 8th seeds to play in the playoffs. The tournament is planned to be held from May 18 to May 21.

Format

On November 19, 2020, the NBA Board of Governors approved a format for the 2020–21 season to have a playoff Play-In Tournament involving the teams that ranked 7th through 10th in each conference. The format is similar to the first two rounds of the Page-McIntyre System for a four-team playoff. The 7th place team and 8th place team participate in the double-chance game, with the winner advancing as the 7-seed. The loser then plays the winner of the elimination game between the 9th and 10th place teams to determine the 8-seed. The NBA's regular playoff format would then proceed as normal.[1]

Schedule and Bracket

Eastern Conference Play-in

Play-In#8 Seed GameFinal Seeds
7Boston1187BostonNo. 7 Seed
8Washington100No. 8 Seed
8Washington
9Indiana
9Indiana144
10Charlotte117

(7) Boston Celtics vs. (8) Washington Wizards

May 18
9:00pm
Washington Wizards 100, Boston Celtics 118
Scoring by quarter: 21–27, 33–25, 26–38, 20–28
Pts: Bradley Beal 22
Rebs: Russell Westbrook 14
Asts: Bradley Beal 6		 Pts: Jayson Tatum 50
Rebs: Tristan Thompson 12
Asts: Marcus Smart 6

(9) Indiana Pacers vs. (10) Charlotte Hornets

May 18
6:30pm
Charlotte Hornets 117, Indiana Pacers 144
Scoring by quarter: 24–40, 21–29, 33–39, 39–36
Pts: Miles Bridges 23
Rebs: Bridges, Rozier 8
Asts: Terry Rozier 6		 Pts: Oshae Brissett 23
Rebs: Domantas Sabonis 21
Asts: Domantas Sabonis 9

Washington Wizards vs. Indiana Pacers

Western Conference Play-in

Play-In#8 Seed GameFinal Seeds
7LA LakersW1No. 7 Seed
8Golden StateW3No. 8 Seed
L1Memphis
W2
9Memphis100
10San Antonio96

(7) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) Golden State Warriors

(9) Memphis Grizzlies vs. (10) San Antonio Spurs

Media coverage

Television

ESPN and TNT will broadcast the play-in tournament nationally in the United States. [2] TNT will carry the East play-in, while ESPN will carry the West. In Canada the play-in tournament was carried nationally by TSN.[3]

References

  1. ^ "NBA announces structure and format for 2020-21 season". NBA.com. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "NBA playoff schedule 2021: Full bracket, dates, times, TV channels for play-in, playoff games".
  3. ^ "What channel is the NBA on in Canada? Your 2020-21 NBA broadcast schedule".
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