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The NBA Board of Governors approved the new experiment on the 4th of June 2020. This decision came as the league prepared to restart play during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ninth-place team hosts the tenth-place team with the loser eliminated instantly. The seventh-place host faces the eighth-place team in a double-chance scenario where the winner takes the top seed while the loser drops down to host the winner of the lower matchup.
Atlanta and Miami have played six play-in games since the modern era began. Miami also leads all clubs with four total victories during these contests.
Jayson Tatum set the highest scoring mark in a single tournament game on the 18th of May 2021. He poured in fifty points against Washington during that contest.
Starting with the 2025, 26 season, Amazon Prime Video will hold exclusive rights to all play-in tournament broadcasts. This marks a shift from traditional cable partnerships to streaming platforms.