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NBA Play-In Tournament 2022: Standings, Format, Schedule, Tiebreakers And Remaining Games – Sporting News

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Who could have imagined some of basketball’s biggest stars would be spending the final stretch of the 2021-22 regular season battling for a spot in the NBA Play-In Tournament?

LeBron James’ Lakers and Kevin Durant’s Nets are among the teams involved in what has become an intriguing Play-In Tournament race. The standings in the Eastern and Western Conferences are still tight with only a few games left on the schedule, so a single win or loss could make a major difference in seedings.

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Which teams will punch their tickets to the postseason? And which playoff hopefuls will miss the cut?

Here’s a breakdown of the NBA Play-In Tournament, including the projected matchups in each conference and an explanation of the tournament format.

NBA standings 2022: Eastern Conference

(Current through March 27 games)

Seed Team Record Games back
1. Celtics 47-28 —
2. Heat 47-28 —
3. Bucks 46-28 0.5
4. 76ers 46-28 0.5
5. Bulls 43-31 3.5
6. Raptors 42-32 4.5
7. Cavaliers* 41-33 5.5
8. Hornets* 39-36 8
9. Nets* 39-36 8
10. Hawks* 37-37 9.5
— Knicks 33-42 14
— Wizards 32-42 14.5
— Pacers 25-50 22
— Pistons 20-55 27
— Magic 20-55 27

* NBA Play-In Tournament teams if season ended today

Eliminated from NBA Playoff contention: Magic, Pacers, Pistons

NBA standings 2022: Western Conference

(Current through March 27 games)

Seed Team Record Games back
1. Suns 61-14 —
2. Grizzlies 52-23 9
3. Warriors 48-27 13
4. Mavericks 46-29 15
5. Jazz 45-30 16
6. Nuggets 44-31 17
7. Timberwolves* 43-33 18.5
8. Clippers* 36-39 25
9. Pelicans* 32-43 29
10. Lakers* 31-43 29.5
— Spurs 30-44 30.5
— Trail Blazers 27-47 33.5
— Kings 27-48 34
— Thunder 21-53 39.5
— Rockets 20-55 41

* NBA Play-In Tournament teams if season ended today

Eliminated from NBA Playoff contention: Rockets, Thunder

NBA Play-In Tournament matchups 2022

Here’s what the NBA Play-In Tournament matchups would be if the regular season ended today:

Eastern Conference

(7) Cavaliers vs. (8) Hornets

(9) Nets vs. (10) Hawks

Western Conference

(7) Timberwolves vs. (8) Clippers

(9) Pelicans vs. (10) Lakers

NBA tiebreaker rules

Head-to-head record is the first tiebreaker. If teams split the season series, the next tiebreaker is higher winning percentage within the division if teams share a division. If they do not share a division, the tiebreaker is winning percentage in conference games.

How does the NBA Play-In Tournament work?

  • The NBA Play-In Tournament will be held after the conclusion of the 2021-22 regular season and before the start of the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. The teams that finish Nos. 1-6 in the standings of each conference will be guaranteed playoff spots. Teams Nos. 7-10 will enter the Play-In Tournament.
  • Each conference’s Nos. 7 and 8 teams will face off, with the winner earning the No. 7 seed in the playoffs. The loser will still have one more opportunity to reach the playoffs.
  • Each conference’s Nos. 9 and 10 teams will face off, with the winner advancing to play the loser of the No. 7-vs.-No. 8 game. The loser of the No. 9-vs.-No. 10 game will be eliminated from playoff contention.
  • The loser of the No. 7-vs.-No. 8 game and the winner of the No. 9-vs.-No. 10 game will then play against each other. The winner of that game will be the No. 8 seed in the playoffs. The loser will be eliminated from playoff contention.
  • Beyond the Play-In Tournament, the 2022 NBA Playoffs will follow the typical format, with full best-of-seven series all the way through the NBA Finals.

When does the NBA Play-In Tournament start?

  • Play-In Tournament: April 12-15
  • NBA Playoffs: April 16

The 2021-22 NBA regular season will end on Sunday, April 10. The 2022 NBA Play-In Tournament will begin on Tuesday, April 12. The first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs will start four days later on Saturday, April 16.

NBA schedule 2022

March 28

Game Time (ET) National TV
Nuggets vs. Hornets 7 p.m. —
Magic vs. Cavaliers 7 p.m. —
Hawks vs. Pacers 7 p.m. —
Kings vs. Heat 7:30 p.m. —
Bulls vs. Knicks 7:30 p.m. —
Celtics vs. Raptors 7:30 p.m. —
Spurs vs. Rockets 8 p.m. —
Warriors vs. Grizzlies 8 p.m. NBA TV
Thunder vs. Trail Blazers 10 p.m. —

March 29

Game Time (ET) National TV
Bucks vs. 76ers 7 p.m. —
Bulls vs. Wizards 7 p.m. —
Pistons vs. Nets 7:30 p.m. —
Lakers vs. Mavericks 7:30 p.m. TNT
Jazz vs. Clippers 10 p.m. TNT

March 30

Game Time (ET) National TV
Mavericks vs. Cavaliers 7 p.m. —
Nuggets vs. Pacers 7 p.m. —
Magic vs. Wizards 7 p.m. —
Heat vs. Celtics 7:30 p.m. ESPN
Hornets vs. Knicks 7:30 p.m. —
Timberwolves vs. Raptors 7:30 p.m. —
Kings vs. Rockets 8 p.m. —
Hawks vs. Thunder 8 p.m. —
Grizzlies vs. Spurs 8:30 p.m. —
Suns vs. Warriors 10 p.m. ESPN
Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers 10 p.m. —

March 31

Game Time (ET) National TV
76ers vs. Pistons 7 p.m. —
Bucks vs. Nets 7:30 p.m. TNT
Cavaliers vs. Hawks 7:30 p.m. —
Clippers vs. Bulls 8 p.m. —
Lakers vs. Jazz 10 p.m. TNT

April 1

Game Time (ET) National TV
Raptors vs. Magic 7 p.m. —
Mavericks vs. Wizards 7 p.m. —
Pacers vs. Celtics 7:30 p.m. —
Kings vs. Rockets 8 p.m. —
Suns vs. Grizzlies 8 p.m. NBA TV
Clippers vs. Bucks 8 p.m. —
Pistons vs. Thunder 8 p.m. —
Trail Blazers vs. Spurs 8:30 p.m. —
Timberwolves vs. Nuggets 9 p.m. —
Pelicans vs. Lakers 10:30 p.m. NBA TV

April 2

Game Time (ET) National TV
Hornets vs. 76ers 12:30 p.m. —
Cavaliers vs. Knicks 1 p.m. —
Nets vs. Hawks 7:30 p.m. NBA TV
Heat vs. Bulls 8 p.m. —
Jazz vs. Warriors 8:30 p.m. —

April 3

Game Time (ET) National TV
Wizards vs. Celtics 1 p.m. —
Mavericks vs. Bucks 1 p.m. ABC
Nuggets vs. Lakers 3:30 p.m. ABC
Pistons vs. Pacers 5 p.m. —
76ers vs. Cavaliers 6 p.m. —
Knicks vs. Magic 6 p.m. —
Heat vs. Raptors 7 p.m. NBA TV
Timberwolves vs. Rockets 7 p.m. —
Suns vs. Thunder 7 p.m. —
Trail Blazers vs. Spurs 7 p.m. —
Warriors vs. Kings 9 p.m. —
Pelicans vs. Clippers 9:30 p.m. NBA TV

April 4

(No games scheduled)

April 5

Game Time (ET) National TV
76ers vs. Pacers 7 p.m. —
Cavaliers vs. Magic 7 p.m. —
Rockets vs. Nets 7:30 p.m. —
Hornets vs. Heat 7:30 p.m. —
Hawks vs. Raptors 7:30 p.m. —
Bucks vs. Bulls 8 p.m. ESPN
Wizards vs. Timberwolves 8 p.m. —
Trail Blazers vs. Thunder 8 p.m. —
Spurs vs. Nuggets 9 p.m. —
Grizzlies vs. Jazz 9 p.m. —
Pelicans vs. Kings 10 p.m. —
Lakers vs. Suns 10:30 p.m. NBA TV

April 6

Game Time (ET) National TV
Mavericks vs. Pistons 7 p.m. —
Nets vs. Knicks 7:30 p.m. ESPN
Wizards vs. Hawks 8 p.m. —
Celtics vs. Bulls 8 p.m.  —
Thunder vs. Jazz 9 p.m. —
Suns vs. Clippers 10 p.m. ESPN

April 7

Game Time (ET) National TV
Magic vs. Hornets 7 p.m. —
76ers vs. Raptors 7:30 p.m. —
Celtics vs. Bucks 7:30 p.m. TNT
Spurs vs. Timberwolves 8 p.m. —
Trail Blazers vs. Pelicans 8 p.m. —
Grizzlies vs. Nuggets 9 p.m. —
Lakers vs. Warriors 10 p.m. TNT

April 8

Game Time (ET) National TV
Bucks vs. Pistons 7 p.m. —
Knicks vs. Wizards 7 p.m. NBA TV
Cavaliers vs. Nets 7:30 p.m. —
Rockets vs. Raptors 7:30 p.m. —
Hawks vs. Heat 8 p.m. —
Hornets vs. Bulls 8 p.m. —
Trail Blazers vs. Mavericks 8:30 p.m. —
Suns vs. Jazz 9:30 p.m. NBA TV
Thunder vs. Lakers 10:30 p.m. —

April 9

Game Time (ET) National TV
Kings vs. Clippers TBD —
Pelicans vs. Grizzlies TBD NBA TV
Pacers vs. 76ers TBD —
Warriors vs. Spurs TBD —

April 10

Game Time (ET) National TV
Pacers vs. Nets TBD —
Wizards vs. Hornets TBD —
Bucks vs. Cavaliers TBD —
Spurs vs. Mavericks TBD —
Lakers vs. Nuggets TBD —
Hawks vs. Rockets TBD —
Thunder vs. Clippers TBD —
Celtics vs. Grizzlies TBD —
Bulls vs. Timberwolves TBD —
Warriors vs. Pelicans TBD —
Raptors vs. Knicks TBD —
Heat vs. Magic TBD —
Pistons vs. 76ers TBD —
Kings vs. Suns TBD —
Jazz vs. Trail Blazers TBD —
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