2021 NEW NBA Playoff Format Explained - 10 Teams, Play-in Tournament
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- čas přidán 1. 07. 2024
- The NBA had enough of the one game play-in from the bubble last year. We have another brand-new format for the second year in a row. This might not change much for the top playoff teams but it makes the games leading up to the playoffs much more interesting. #NBA #NBAPlayoffs #NBAFinals
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0:00 Intro
0:22 2020 Play-in Game
1:15 2021 Play-in Tournament
3:02 After the Tournament
3:15 Conclusion - Krátké a kreslené filmy
“The nba worked day and night with a creative team to come up with a name for this one..... this is called the 7-8 game” 💀😭😭
at least they didnt call it overnight game
Lol i saw your comment before the video and didn’t understand 😂
When the guy said, that’s when i got it
That shit is so funny🤣
@@straight-2-the-point haha same bruh
Noticed the same thing 😂
Their creativity is dead in the water but then again maybe they said will just keep it simple rather than sound cheesy and silly like race to the seventh mountain 🏔 really 😂
@@Costikeke Im sacred of the playoffs
They need to do this every year so players will try they hardest to get atleast a 6th seed and not sit out so many games
Facts
Well, at the same time athletes must also pay attention to their form and not become prone to injury!
Nope. That’s not gonna fix it. The only way you’re gonna get players to respond to sitting out is by touching their salaries. And even that won’t stop players like Lebron, Kyrie, or Kawhi from sitting out.
So that way more players can get injured.
@ only top seeds are sitting out.
Him: Here’s where it gets kinda confusing
Me: (Already fully confused)🤨
Same bro
@@cjvaye99 Well look at the bright side ............🤔🙄...my team is not in it.😁
Where's the concusion
Bro it’s not even fair, like the 7th seed could have worked their butts off all season to secure that spot, but now they have a chance of losing it, to a tenth seat who wasn’t even good enough to make it
Yeah but if the 7th seed is better than the 10th seed they would win. I like this format because it gives lower seeds a chance
I think it’s garbage. I could be wrong
Exactly the 10th seed this year in the west was 10 games behind the 7th and 5 behind the 8 seed and they still had. A shot to make the playoffs how is that fair ...... nobody can say that’s fair
@@evantang3080 A chance at a playoff spot that didn't work hard enough to earn
Thanks man because I had no clue... Your humor was on point too!!! NAILED IT!!!
This was cool. Idk why you don't have more views.
It actually really helped explain it too. As a huge Blazers fan I totally expect to be very familiar with the 7-8 game.
Damn you have low expectations of your team, or realistic lol
@@dondadda1 realistic
If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it!!! Just keep the same rules they’ve had for probably 50+ years
I was hella confused why the Warriors were playing another game after that loss to the Lakers. Thanks for the vid
Wow! Dope. Thanks for the explanation bro!
This clears it up! Good job.
I needed this, thank you!
Thanks, this helped me out a lot!
Well explained, thanks because it was kinda confusing at first but now I get it and the NBA is right experience is a major factor because even if team looses they´ll come with a different attitude on the next year all fired up and so as the fans, Kudos for the NBA.
I like it get these dudes up and play instead of sitting out towards the end of the season
Great video. Keep em coming.
I watched TNT with chuck and Kenny for clarity and other CZcams channels as well, just to understand how the play in works and you nailed it bro, now I got it.
Good explanation, but can’t say I’m a fan of the bracket keep up the work bro.
Great video thanks
Thanks for the explanation!
amazing bro thanks for the video!
So basically its in many ways a wildcard type for for the NBA, and the NBA reaching out to tbe Washington football team for names was a 🔥reference🃏🖤👑
Both a sudden death and a wild card in my understanding.
I love it! It means the playoffs start earlier. More excitement, no load management
I don't like it. I think whomever lands in the 8th seed (like it's always been) deserves to be there in the playoffs cause they worked their asses off all season to gain that spot. The lower tier teams don't deserve to be considered because they aren't good enough yet.
Preciate the break down
7-8 game named: Relegation Round
9-10 game name: Last Chance Game/ Buzz Beater Game/The Survival Game
7-8/9-10 game name: The Fate of 8 Game
Love this video bro, showed it to my girl and she completely understood
i like this, it gives more teams a chance that might not have made it to the top 8 bc of injures or smth
Yea eliminates teams getting playoff spots for lucky reasons
@@acro2324 Yeah
@@acro2324 you don’t win a game by being “lucky”. A lucky shot maybe but a game cmon now
@@davidbahena2016 i think he meant lucky like if a team who isn’t a contender beating a championship caliber team due to the team having way to many injured players
@@davidbahena2016 raptors winning that chip was lucky , injuries and suspensions and all that factor in
The higher seeds should have like a twice to beat advantage...it is kinda bs for the 7th seed to lose just 2 games and they will be eliminated..
but they dont really. as they can still the 8th spot by beating the winner of the 9-10 game.
@@sergioapolony if your the 7th and 8th seed you shouldn't be playing the 9th and 10tj seed for a playoff spot you already earned this play in tournament is bullshit an unfair
1:59 me thinking “oh!! Well this is interesting... what other names did they come up with?
2:19 me again “.......I’m such an idiot.”
As someone who’s a fan of a play in team I think it’s a good idea. It means at the end of the year their are more meaningful games.
Wow, I actually understand it now ,lol…Thanks 😎😎😎
THanks for the explanation. I think the team that loses to 7th seed will face the most pressure because now they have to do the play in game for the 8th seed
Thank you 🙌
This play In tournament is a bad idea. Just let the top 8 teams at the end of the season be in the playoffs. To have the possibility of the 9th or 10th place team knock out a team who should already be in the playoffs is crazy
The NBA is clearly doing this shit for money😂
@@DADON99 true mate. making up for the lost money. What if the 7th and 8th seed is 5 games ahead of both the 9th and 10th seed? smh.
great explanation. unpopular opinion i like the way the nba did this especially because if the 8th seed loses to 7 they still get an opportunity to make the playoffs
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 the names part got me
vert clear, thanks! I think they should stick with this format.
how many games they play before they go to the next bracket? cause I see Phi vs Was in game 2 today 05/26 and Mil vs Mia in game 3 tomorrow 05/27
It’s a pretty cool concept
Ok I would've liked this if it was like last year, where the higher seed has to lose twice. Now the 7th seed can fall off the playoffs with just 2 loses, and that seems like bs to me.
Make the Play-In Tournament as part of the Playoffs.
You report my chat
Sorry i gana report you say bye
@@denniscabacoy6581 thx
Any team with a losing record does not deserve to make the playoffs and I sure as hell do not like the play-in tournament.
...so 1-6th seed rest...while 7-8th seed play for the right to keep there seed that they fought hard for...and risk and injury to there top player while playing in that tourney that makes no sense...
There's a lot of instances where 7-8 seeds grab that seed based off other teams late season injuries. This gives those injured teams a chance to re-secure their once held spot. It also gives motivation and hard playing games now that it's a early knockoff potential.
@@ExtraRamenPls But still injuries can't be controlled teams like the grizzlies are getting in for no reason though they beat the warriors they hsd no right to be in the playoffs
@@zxcl589 speaking big fax I been saying this play in tourney is stupid and unfair to the teams who locked in a 7 and 8 seed they worked hard for all season.. every team starts at 0 and goes through the season battling injuries .. Memphis had no right to be in the playoffs they should have been eliminated from the get.. the Spurs were 10 games behind the 7 and 5 behind the 8 seed and still had a shot at makin the playoffs smh how is that fair
Those names🤣🤣🤣absolutely hilarious
Correct me if im wrong so now seeds 7 to 10 are being put through a sudden death stage? Am I right?
Is the playoffs this year will be played on each teams homecourt?
Ok so the 7 seed will have home court on the 8 seed and than if 7 seed wins the 8 seed will have home court on the 9 or 10 seed and if the 8 seed wins the 7 seed will have home court
For the play in game how is the winner determined? Whoever wins 1? Or something else
THANK YOU
Btop 16 teams 1v8 9v16 etc. 1 list instead of splitting conferences. I would like to see a championship game with 2 of the best teams in the league. Quality matters.
That play-in game gonna be lite
The 7 and 8th seed will have no chance in the playoffs since they are forced to play extra games at the end of the season
They usually don’t anyway, but it’s the NBA they’ll be okay 🤷🏾♂️
What 1 maybe 2 more games 😆😆
I disagree to some extent, as it might make that team synergetic momentum going into the main playoffs. It could be interesting. But of course your opinion is most likely the more logical and accurate.
@@davidspruce5261 Fr its one game if they win the 7-8 and two games if they lose. This guys high.
If you make the 8th seed and are couple games above the 9th seed at the end of the season and you still have to play another two games to decide if you’re in the playoffs is bullshit if you already finished as the 8th seed why lose it to a 9th or 10th that’s not fair at all especially if they had a better record at the end of the season that’s just not fair at all
It’s not that difficult to understand, especially with how you explained it. This is actually a great way to balance big market teams vs small market teams.
You wouldnt be here if it wasn't that difficult to understand boy lol. Gtoh
Question- who gets the home court advantage in this play in games? Or they're played on neutral court?!
The higher seed (Higher meaning closer to 1) will have home court advantage in any games they play. So the 7 will have home court when they play the 8 seed and the 9 will have home court when they play the 10.
So these games are best out of 1?
I honestly like The Race to Seven Mountain
Thank you
2:19 Good one! LOL
I was in your game before loll, I randomly found you here
@@Coldz dang I’m surprised you found my comment lol
@@BGYMix xd
Sounds great maybe they can make it a best of 3 series
Nah I like it the way it is. Play your butt off for a one or two knockoff game. It will bring hard competitive basketball and it is a great appetizer before the playoffs.
NBA has gone down hill since the pandemic.
“Why is 7 afraid of 8?” 😂😂😂
Because 8 is bigger than 7.😆🤗
@@hamhockbeans 8 is an endless loop where as 7, like every other living being on this planet has a final destination.
Because 7 8 9
Do the teams in the 3 added games/series require only one win?
The 7 and 8 need just one win to advance and the 9 and 10 need to win twice.
The lower seed should win 2 games and the higher seed 1. Cause 2 losses and u fall out of the 7th seed seems really unfair
I agree combine last years format with this years. 7-8 game loser plays 9-10 winner but 9-10 winner has to beat 7-8 loser twice and 7-8 loser only has to win once. best of both worlds and you still have some reward for finishing a within the top 8. if the 9-10 can beat 7-8 twice in a row its much stronger evidence they truly deserved to be in
This whole play in tourney is stupid and unfair to the top 8 spots who worked hard to lock their playoff spot.. if at the end of the season the 8 seed has 45 wins and the 9 seed has 40 and the tenth 35 the 9 and 10 seed still have a shot to make the playoffs how is that fair
This was very helpful even the part where the NBA worked day and night to come up with a name 😂😂😂😂
Thnx men...
Thanks
What we do if we have 3 way tie, say 12 11 and 10 all tie like the Raptors Bulls, and Wizards in east...?? What do we do about a odd man out? So we can we invite a 13th seed to play who we 'claim' to be 12 seed?.... 11 to play 10? Along with 10 and 9 and 8 and 7??
The NBA has has built in tiebreakers that apply to all of the standings (final standings determine draft order so this applies to non-playoff teams too). When two teams are tied they go in the following order:
1. Better record in head-to-head games
2. Division winner (this criterion is applied regardless of whether the tied teams are in the same division)
3. Higher winning percentage within division (if teams are in the same division)
4. Higher winning percentage in conference games
5. Higher winning percentage against playoff teams in own conference
6. Higher winning percentage against playoff teams in opposite conference
7. Higher point differential between points scored and points allowed
When 3 teams are tied it goes:
1. Division winner (this criterion is applied regardless of whether the tied teams are in the same division)
2. Best head-to-head winning percentage among all teams tied
3. Highest winning percentage within division (if teams are in the same division)
4. Highest winning percentage in conference games
5. Highest winning percentage against playoff teams in own conference
6. Highest point differential between points scored and points allowed
Okay, #7 vs #8; winner gets the seventh seed, loser gets to play the winner of the #9 vs #10 for the #8 seed
Yes sir
Great. Now they need to implement reseeding after every round.
NBA is playing favorite. That is business. They are more concerned with keeping the team that would draw in more money for them.
i don't think that's how the Play in tournament works, it could be any team, but the one with an experienced team or perhaps luck win and get a spot
Why the 7 doesn't play the 10 and the 8 play the 9 one game elimination?Teams could fatigue while top seeds gets rusty or well rested
...last years play in tourney was ok cause they didn't finish the season...this season it seems that every team is going to play 72 games and finish the season...i don't find it fair for the 7th and 8th seed to have to play extra games just to keep there 7th and 8th seed...and they have to to play hard to keep that seed that they fought hard for in the regular season to get...and if they win the tourney they have a quick turn around to play the 1st and 2nd seeds...it only benefits the 9th and 10th seed...it also benefits the 1st and 2nd seed cause they will play a 7th and 8th seed that just played hard to get or keep there seed...
For real, man, you gotta point. I didnt thought like that at first but now that I saw your comment it makes a lot of sense...the 7th and 8th will have to play extra games and that's sum bs.
NBA just need to do a aau style tournament with 7 games each round. bring all teams in an arena and have games and spectators would be other nba teams just like a normal aau tournament. That would rack in money. A 3 Week Shootout
Adam silver looked like MiB alien
More playoff games = more money
Well, thanks
The numbers begin: Everyone enjoyed the last video.
Guy in the comments: i don’t get it 0:07
Makes sense kinda if everyone was tied for last place
thank you
when its all about skill and experience it matters
I guess this is to protect big market teams from missing the playoffs that draws in more money because of their star roster but are not winning as much games. Like Lakers, Warriors, Mavericks
This is why I can't watch nba anymore this is the stupidest thing ever to happen in sports
@@downwell1577 right and I'm a bulls fan.
So how would this play in tournament work? After the season they would do the play in? Wouldnt that be heavily in favor of the top 6 teams cause they will get the time to rest while the play in tournament is ongoing?🤔🤔
Yep, right after the season ends. There is a slight advantage for the top 6 teams since they get to rest a little longer and don’t have to play as many games, but it’s kind of similar to a bye week like the top seeds in the NFL get during the wild card round.
@@numbersbehind Gotcha. Honestly they should just have 6 teams per conference in the playoffs if that’s the case. No chance a 7-8 team can beat a well rested top seeded team. Then instead of a play in tournament, teams should just battle it out for a better chance of a high draft pick in the upcoming draft lol.
How does it work with who’s home and away ?
That will be determined by record and their original standings going into the tournament. So the 7 seed will have home court throughout the tourney.
I like it.
As a GSW fan.
The SECTION 8 GAME.
The other one: the Nintendo.
The final one: the Night Train.
(but I'd call it Last piece o chicken)
This play in tournament is stupid. It rewards terrible performance.
This is to give the #9 and #10 a chance to join the playoffs was it?
So how many games do they play?
There will be 3 total play in games. The 7-8 game, the 9-10 game and the final play in game between the loser of the 7-8 and the winner of the 9-10.
Thank u
I like this idea.
So basically when it comes to the 8th seed it’s not automatically given and the 8th, 9th and 10th seeds compete for it right!???
Yep but the 7th seed is up for grabs as well. However, only the 7 or 8 can be the 7 seed since it’s determined by the winner of the 7-8 game while any of the teams 7-10 could take the 8 spot.
It’s kinda confusing until you explain it
So NBA are playing in aggregate? Wtf is this!? Everyone gets a chance?
it's incredible they had to restructure the season/playoffs to make the game competitive again
Why was it that a play-in tournament was not played in both conferences last year?
The 9 seed needed to be within 4 games of the 8 seed in to have a chance at a play in. The 9-seeded Wizards ended up being 7.5 games back of the 8-seeded Magic so they didn’t have a play in in the East. They eliminated that rule this year guaranteeing a play in tournament in both conferences.
Are all the games one and done single elimination???
The 9 and 10 seed are single elimination but the 7 and 8 are double elimination.
This is just fair.
Like in NBA, superstars don't play the whole season with negative MRI and when they get back they play like they were never injured because it's playoffs. Like an easy way to win NBA chip.
I'm not saying it's LeBron but the problem is I already said it.
7-8 games and 9-10 games played like a ipl playoff
Whats weird about this new thing is that the statistics for the extra game were not kept last year when Portland played Memphis in that play-in game. Damian Lillard scored 31 points that night and none of that went into his total for his career, neither did anyone else’s stats that night. Is the NBA going to pretend that these play-in games never happened like it was a preseason game or something?
The crazy part is that no playoff games count towards career stats. They are kept separate so these play in stats will be included in those. It does seem a little odd that “career” stats don’t factor in what most consider to be the most important part of a player’s career.
Race to the seventh mountain 😂
I like it because it keeps teams from sitting best players for "load management " just to coast to a 8 seed to play weaker teams to pad playoff stats.. when they should be number 1..