Happy beginning of the 2022 NBA postseason to you all.
It’s time for the appetizer before the main course, the equivalent of the First Four in March Madness: The play-in tournament, which was introduced last year with much success.
This year? We’ve got eight teams competing for two spots in each of the conferences. But if you’re clicking on this, you might be wondering how those eight teams grab the Nos. 7 and 8 seeds in the East and West, because … it can be a little confusing.
Fear not! Let’s make this as uncomplicated as we can. We’ll go step by step here: