

The loser goes home, while the winner plays the loser of the 7th-8th clash for the final spot in the Playoff Bracket in another one-game-winner-takes-it-all clash. Next the 9th and 10th seed play in an identical one-game showdown, in both conferences. The winner takes the 7th spot in the Playoff Bracket and starts to prepare for a clash against the number 2 seed. What happens first is the 7th and 8th seeds face each other in a single-game showdown hosted by the higher-ranked team. The rules are simple, especially for the teams seeded 9th and 10th, as for them it’s winning or go home time.

This new feature of the NBA Playoff Bracket introduced first only for the 2020-21 season, has been a huge success and produced some dramatic games already in its short history. It sees the teams seeded 7th to 10th in each Conference fight for the last 4 available playoff spots. The NBA post-season begins with the Play-In tournament that will take place between April 11-14. We start our explanation of how the NBA Playoffs work exactly with the dissection of this relatively new feature of the post-season. There are 2 more places for grabs in each Conference and the teams seeded 7th to 10th both East and West will be fighting for them in the introduced with great success during the COVID-era play-in tournament. The top 6 teams from each Conference are already known and have their rightful place in the main NBA 2023 Playoff Bracket.

The NBA Playoffs start on April 15th with the opening rounds in both conferences. It’s showtime and below we give you a more detailed look at how the NBA Playoffs Format works. The time to forget about load management, or minute restrictions, the time to give it your all and leave everything you have out there. It’s that time of the year again with NBA Playoffs upon us.
