![]() The #7 and #8 seeds have earned the privilege of double-elimination while the #9 and #10 seeds are in sudden death mode (lose and their out). Now, only the top six seeds from each conference are officially in the playoffs with the remaining four teams playing a mini-tourney not unlike the NCAA’s First Four play-in games in the sense that the 8 teams have to earn their way into the larger NBA playoff bracket. As opposed to other seasons where there were a solid 16 playoff teams, the playoff field is expanded to 10 teams in both conferences. Though the NBA Playoff play-in tournament existed last season, it differs slightly this season. We’ll try to give you a simple explainer without getting too deep into the weeds. Wait, the eight seeds aren’t in the playoffs? That’s right, the NBA’s play-in tournament is in their second postseason now and the 7-10 seeds need to earn their spot. The defending champion Los Angeles Lakers fell to the #7 seed and their odds and road to repeating as NBA champions became much more difficult according to NonGamStopBets companies, but we wouldn’t recommend betting against LeBron James… even if he’s set to face out-of-this-world Steph Curry. By securing the eight seeds in the play-in tournament, the Wizards and Warriors avoid a sudden death scenario that the #9 and #10 seeds face. ![]() The Utah Jazz are the #1 seed in the West while the the Golden State Warriors and Washington Wizards solidifying their position as the #8 seeds in their conference and some other shuffling. With all the postseason jockeying over with, the NBA playoff picture is now crystal clear.
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