2024 Play-In Round: April 16-19.
The 2024 playoffs begin: April 20.
In July 2022, the NBA Board of Governors approved the adoption of a full-time NBA Play-In Tournament. For the 2023-24 NBA season, Play-In Tournaments will take place April 16-19, 2024, between the final day of the regular season on April 14 and the start of the playoffs on April 20, and the participating teams will include divisions with a seventh-tenth win percentage.
What is a Play-In Tournament?
The AT&T Play-In Tournament will determine the seventh- and eighth-place playoff seeded teams in each division of the 2024 NBA Playoffs.
When is the Play-In Tournament held?
Play-in tournaments will take place from Tuesday, April 16 through Friday, April 19, after the regular season and before the start of the first round of the NBA playoffs.
Who will participate in the Play-In Round?
Four teams from each division will compete in the Play-In Tournament. The contestants will be the teams with the 7th to 10th winning percentages in each division.
How does the Play-In Tournament work?
The Play-In Tournament will feature three matches in each division, for a total of six matches. Here's an overview of the timeline for 2024 and how it works:
April 16th.
Game 1: East 7 vs. East 8.
Game 2: West 7 vs. West 8.
The team with the seventh-highest winning percentage in the league will host the eighth-highest winning percentage in the same league.
The winner of these games will become the No. 7 seed in the league's NBA playoffs. The loser will have a chance to be seeded eighth later.
April 17th.
Game 3: East 9 vs. East 10.
Game 4: West 9 vs. West 10.
The ninth-highest winning percentage in the league will host the 10th-highest winning percentage in the same league.
The winners of these tournaments will go on to compete for the No. 8 seed spot in the NBA playoffs. The loser will be eliminated.
April 19th.
Game 5: Eastern Losers 7 8 vs. Eastern Winners 9 10
Game 6: Western Losers 7 8 vs. Western Winners 9 10
In each meeting, the losing team on April 16 will face the winning team from April 17.
The winner of these tournaments will be the No. 8 seed in this NBA playoffs. The losing team will be eliminated.
How do I make it to the Playoff on TV?
TNT and ESPN will jointly broadcast all six matches of the Play-In Tournament. The match and broadcast schedule will be announced once it is finalized.
When are the 2024 NBA playoffs?
Here are the dates for the 2024 playoffs:
April 16-19: Play-In Round.
April 20: The 2023 NBA playoffs begin.
May 6-7: Conference semi-finals begin (possibly brought forward to May 4-5).
May 21-22: Conference finals begin (May 19-20 may be brought forward).
June 6: Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals.
June 9: Game 2 of the 2024 NBA Finals.
June 12: Game 3 of the 2024 NBA Finals.
June 14: Game 4 of the 2024 NBA Finals.
June 17: Game 5 of the 2024 NBA Finals (if necessary).
June 20: Game 6 of the 2024 NBA Finals (if necessary).
June 23: Game 7 of the 2024 NBA Finals (if necessary).