And we’re back!
The NBA season is resuming after months of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NBA is coming back with 22 teams and a play-in tournament to determine the 8-seed. The rules are pretty simple for what we’ll see on the court. We’re going to have an eight-game schedule to round out the 2019-20 regular season. If the eighth seed in either conference has more than a four-game lead over the ninth seed, they’re into the playoffs and we don’t get a play-in tournament. If the eighth seed doesn’t, we’ll see a single-elimination game for the team trying to break into the playoffs and a double-elimination setup for the incumbent eighth seed.
Currently, the Brooklyn Nets in the seventh seed hold a six-game lead over the Washington Wizards. The eighth-seeded Orlando Magic hold a 5.5-game lead over the Wizards. In the West, the Memphis Grizzlies have a 3.5-game lead over the Portland Trail Blazers, New Orleans…
