Although the NBA Play-In Tournament has been a fixture for several seasons, the rules and format may still be confusing to some fans.
The play-in, essentially, is like the playoffs before the playoffs, the NBA's version of the First Four in the NCAA Tournament.
In an attempt to expand the field of teams eligible for the NBA playoffs, the Play-In Tournament was launched before the 2021 postseason and has injected some competition and excitement to the bottom quarter of the respective brackets in the Eastern and Western conferences.
Here's everything you need to know about the NBA Play-In Tournament: