The SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament will determine the teams that fill the seventh and eighth playoff seeds in each conference for the 2024 NBA playoffs. When is the Play-In Tournament? The Play-In Tournament will take place Tuesday, April 16 – Friday, April 19 before the first round of the NBA playoffs begins.

The tournament format was introduced in the 2020-2021 season, and in July 2022, the format was made a permanent feature of the postseason. The bracket for each conference is as follows: The 7^th and 8^th place teams play each other, and the winner becomes the 7-seed. The 9^th and 10^th place teams play each other.

Initially implemented during the 2020-21 NBA season, the play-in tournament expanded the NBA's postseason to 20 teams (10 from each conference). The top six teams from each conference automatically qualify for the playoffs, while the 7- through 10-seeds enter the play-in tournament for a chance to extend their seasons.

The 2024 NBA Playoffs has reached its Final Four -- the pre-postseason favorite Boston Celtics, the Cinderella story Indiana Pacers, the impossible-to-root-against Minnesota Timberwolves, and the team with something to prove Dallas Mavericks.