This is not how NBA players and coaches normally prepare for championship runs. It’s the league’s new play-in tournament. Welcome to the NBA’s mini version of the NCAA Tournament: eight teams chasing four spots. “We still have the opportunity to still make the playoffs,“ Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant said. His college team, Miami, lost its one NCAA Tournament game his one season in 2018.

Source: thestar May 19, 2021 08:09 UTC