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How a Play-in Tournament Would’ve Altered Recent History
For the first time since the early 1980s, the NBA will have a tiered playoff structure this summer. The top seven seeds in each conference will automatically qualify for the postseason bracket, but then comes a play-in wrinkle. If the no. 9 seed is more than four games back of the no. 8, the latter team automatically qualifies as well. If the no.
