The Chicago Bulls are preventing for a spot within the NBA play-in event, 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 staff 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 gained 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, which means a play-in was pointless.
How has the event developed?
The subsequent 12 months, 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 report, not one of the play-in groups has gained a first-round playoff collection.
Where do the Bulls stand?
After their 124-96 victory towards the Trail Blazers on Friday evening in Portland, the Bulls have a 2½-game lead on the Washington Wizards for the No. 10 seed within the East with 9 video games remaining. They enter Sunday solely a half-game behind the No. 9 Toronto Raptors and one recreation behind the No. 8 Atlanta Hawks.
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
- Sunday: at Los Angeles Lakers, 2:30 p.m., NBCSCH
- 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