The Portland Trail Blazers, who currently possess a 36-29 record, are locked into a heated battle for postseason positioning in the competitive Western Conference. This year’s race to the NBA Playoffs is extra spicy thanks to the league’s re-tooled format that features a play-in gauntlet for the final two spots.
While the NBA’s new format has generated criticism from LeBron James and Mark Cuban, The Athletic’s John Hollinger detailed how the play-in structure has added drama to the end of the regular season.
In his feature, Hollinger explained how the play-in has added two noteworthy wrinkles to the final weeks of the schedule.