Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) controls the ball defended by Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart (Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports)
Along with several teams in the NBA, the Miami Heat (37-31) are looking to avoid the league’s newly installed Play-In Tournament at all costs. No team wants to have their season determined by just one or two games and the new end-of-season addition will introduce that reality.
For those who are unaware of the rules and objectivities of the play-in, here’s some information of the tournament process below:
- Four teams from each NBA conference will participate in a play-in tournament to determine the final two seeds of their respective conferences.