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4 teams are competing for 2 spots in the NBA's first-ever play-in tournament, and the race is coming down to the wire
4 teams are competing for 2 spots in the NBA's first-ever play-in tournament, and the race is coming down to the wire
Scott DavisAug 12, 2020, 00:21 IST
Devin Booker has the Suns in the thick of the playoff race.Kevin C. Cox/Pool Photo/AP Images
The NBA will have a "play-in tournament" for the eighth seed of the playoffs in the Western Conferece this year.
With two games left, four teams — the Memphis Grizzlies, Portland Trail Blazers, Phoenix Suns, and San Antonio Spurs — are all competing for the two play-in spots.
We broke down each team's remaining schedule and chances of getting in.
The race for the NBA's first-ever play-in tournament is getting tight in the Western Conference.
When the NBA decided on a format for resuming its season in a "bubble" in Disney World, the plans included a play-in tournament for the eighth and final playoff seed if the eighth and ninth-place teams were within four games or fewer of each other in the standings.
In the East, the race is over, with the Washington Wizards eliminated from playoff contention. But in the West, four teams are neck-and-neck in the race for those two seeds.
We broke down the four teams racing for the play-in tournament and their playoff odds, via 538, below.
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First, here is a look at the Western Conference standings as of Tuesday morning, August 11.
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Portland Trail Blazers
Damian Lillard.
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Memphis Grizzlies
Ja Morant and Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins.
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Phoenix Suns
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San Antonio Spurs
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