Traditionally eight teams from each conference make the NBA playoffs but the 2020 edition was done a bit differently. Due to the abrupt way the season ended due to the COVID-19 virus, the NBA added a play-in to the Western Conference side. This meant that 9 Western Conference teams got the invite. Those teams were the: Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Utah Jazz, Dallas Mavericks, Portland Trail Blazers, and Memphis Grizzlies.
For the Eastern Conference, they stuck with eight teams and those were the: Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors, Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets, and the Orlando Magic.