A play-in tournament in the NBA is a new format introduced in the 2020-21 season where teams that finish between seventh and tenth place in each conference play for the final two playoff spots. The seventh and eighth-placed teams play each other, with the winner securing the seventh seed in the playoffs. The ninth and tenth-placed teams also play each other, with the loser being eliminated from the playoffs. The winner of the ninth and tenth-placed game then plays the loser of the seventh and eighth-placed game, with the winner of that game securing the eighth and final playoff spot.