The Chicago Bulls are preventing for a spot within the NBA play-in match, a battle for the final two playoff seeds in every convention. Here’s an explainer in regards to the historical past of the occasion and the way it works — and the place the Bulls stand.
When did the play-in start?
The NBA launched the thought after the restart of the pandemic-delayed 2019-20 season, with a workforce needing to be inside 4 video games of the No. 8 seed to drive a play-in for the final playoff spot within the convention.
The Memphis Grizzlies completed a half-game behind the No. 8 seed Portland Trail Blazers within the Western Conference, and the Blazers received the primary recreation of a play-in, thus incomes the ultimate playoff spot. In the East, the ninth-place Washington Wizards completed 7½ video games behind the eighth-place Orlando Magic, that means a play-in was pointless.
How has the match developed?
The subsequent yr, the NBA expanded its play-in guidelines, with solely the top-six seeds in every convention assured of a playoff spot and the Nos. 7-10 seeds battling for the ultimate two berths.
No. 7 would play host to No. 8, with the winner incomes the No. 7 seed. Then the winner of host No. 9 versus No. 10 would face the loser of the 7-8 matchup, with that winner incomes the No. 8 seed. The NBA has saved this format since then.
For the document, not one of the play-in groups has received a first-round playoff collection.
Where do the Bulls stand?
After their 118-108 win towards the Lakers on Sunday night time in Los Angeles, the Bulls have a 2½-game lead on the Washington Wizards for the No. 10 seed within the East with eight video games remaining.
The Bulls at the moment personal the tiebreaker towards the Wizards and Hawks, however the Raptors have the sting on the Bulls.
Bulls remaining schedule
- Monday: at Los Angeles Clippers, 9:30 p.m., NBCSCH
- Wednesday: vs. Lakers, 7 p.m., NBCSCH
- Friday: at Charlotte Hornets, 6 p.m., NBCSCH
- April 2: vs. Memphis Grizzlies, NBCSCH
- April 4: vs. Atlanta Hawks, 7 p.m., NBCSCH
- April 5: at Milwaukee Bucks, 6:30 p.m., NBCSCH, ESPN
- April 7: at Dallas Mavericks, 7:30 p.m., NBCSCH
- April 9: vs. Detroit Pistons, midday, NBCSCH
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Source: www.bostonherald.com