2021 NBA Play-in Tournament
The 2021 NBA Play-in Tournament took place during the 2020–21 NBA season for teams ranked 7–10 in each conference to determine the 7th and 8th seeds to play in the playoffs. The tournament was held from May 18 to May 21.
Format[edit]
On November 19, 2020, the NBA Board of Governors approved a format for the 2020–21 season to have a playoff Play-In Tournament involving the teams that ranked 7th through 10th in each conference. The format is similar to the first two rounds of the Page-McIntyre System for a four-team playoff. The 9th place team hosts the 10th place team in an elimination game. The 7th hosts the 8th place team in the double-chance game, with the winner advancing as the 7-seed. The loser of this game then hosts the winner of the elimination game between the 9th and 10th place teams to determine the 8-seed. The NBA's regular playoff format would then proceed as normal.[1]
Schedule and Bracket[edit]
Eastern Conference Play-in[edit]
| Play-In | #8 Seed Game | Final Seeds | |||||||||||
| 7 | Boston | 118 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Washington | 100 | 7 | Boston | No. 7 Seed | ||||||||
| 8 | Washington | 142 | 8 | Washington | No. 8 Seed | ||||||||
| 9 | Indiana | 115 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Indiana | 144 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Charlotte | 117 | |||||||||||
(7) Boston Celtics vs. (8) Washington Wizards[edit]
May 18
9:00pm |
| Washington Wizards 100, Boston Celtics 118 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–27, 33–25, 26–38, 20–28 | ||
| Pts: Bradley Beal 22 Rebs: Russell Westbrook 14 Asts: Bradley Beal 6 |
Pts: Jayson Tatum 50 Rebs: Tristan Thompson 12 Asts: Marcus Smart 6 | |
| Boston won 2–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||
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(9) Indiana Pacers vs. (10) Charlotte Hornets[edit]
May 18
6:30pm |
| Charlotte Hornets 117, Indiana Pacers 144 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–40, 21–29, 33–39, 39–36 | ||
| Pts: Miles Bridges 23 Rebs: Bridges, Rozier 8 Asts: Terry Rozier 6 |
Pts: Oshae Brissett 23 Rebs: Domantas Sabonis 21 Asts: Domantas Sabonis 9 | |
| Charlotte won 2–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||
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Washington Wizards vs. Indiana Pacers[edit]
| Washington won 3–0 in the regular-season series | ||||||
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Western Conference Play-in[edit]
| Play-In | #8 Seed Game | Final Seeds | |||||||||||
| 7 | LA Lakers | 103 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Golden State | 100 | 7 | LA Lakers | No. 7 Seed | ||||||||
| 8 | Golden State | 112 | 9 | Memphis | No. 8 Seed | ||||||||
| 9 | Memphis | 117 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Memphis | 100 | |||||||||||
| 10 | San Antonio | 96 | |||||||||||
(7) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) Golden State Warriors[edit]
May 19
10:00pm (7:00 pm PDT) |
| Golden State Warriors 100, Los Angeles Lakers 103 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–22, 27–20, 24–35, 21–26 | ||
| Pts: Stephen Curry 37 Rebs: Kevon Looney 13 Asts: Draymond Green 8 |
Pts: Anthony Davis 25 Rebs: Anthony Davis 12 Asts: LeBron James 10 | |
| LA Lakers won 2–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||
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(9) Memphis Grizzlies vs. (10) San Antonio Spurs[edit]
May 19
7:30pm (6:30 pm CDT) |
| San Antonio Spurs 96, Memphis Grizzlies 100 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–38, 30–18, 16–16, 31–28 | ||
| Pts: DeRozan, Gay 20 Rebs: Dejounte Murray 13 Asts: Dejounte Murray 11 |
Pts: Dillon Brooks 24 Rebs: Jonas Valančiūnas 23 Asts: Ja Morant 6 | |
| Memphis won 2–1 in the regular-season series |
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(8) Golden State Warriors vs. (9) Memphis Grizzlies[edit]
May 21
9:00pm (6:00 pm PDT) |
| Memphis Grizzlies 117, Golden State Warriors 112 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–29, 32–20, 16–24, 21–26, Overtime: 18–13 | ||
| Pts: Ja Morant 35 Rebs: Jonas Valančiūnas 12 Asts: Anderson, Morant 6 |
Pts: Stephen Curry 39 Rebs: Draymond Green 16 Asts: Draymond Green 10 | |
Chase Center, San Francisco, California
Attendance: 7,505 Referees: Scott Foster, Eric Lewis, James Williams |
| Golden State won 2–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||
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Media coverage[edit]
Television[edit]
ESPN and TNT will broadcast the play-in tournament nationally in the United States. [2] TNT will carry the East play-in, while ESPN will carry the West. In Canada the play-in tournament was carried nationally by TSN.[3]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
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