All rounds remain a best of seven series.

Once the 16-team playoff field has been established, the league will move forward with the regular conference format. However, the league suspended the season on March 11, 2020, hours after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization and after some players tested positive for the virus. Play-in for the 8th seeds. NBA Restart 2020 Participants And Regular Season Schedule. You may opt-out by.

Due to Giannis’ further improvement and an elite supporting cast, Milwaukee was an NBA-best 53-12 prior to the shutdown and was well on pace to surpass the 60 wins the franchise tallied up last year, a campaign in which they took the eventual champion Raptors to six games in the Eastern Conference Finals. The NBA and Disney reached an agreement to have games played at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida. 8 seed—return to action for a brief, eight-game finish to the regular season, plus a potential play-in tournament to determine the last seed in each conference. Families aren’t expected to be permitted on-site at Disney until the start of the second round of the playoffs, set to begin in late August or early September.

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Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports, Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid reacts after it was announced that he and Minnesota Timberwolves' Karl-Anthony Towns were ejected, during the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, in Philadelphia. The dynamic duo led the Clips to a respectable 44-20 record together, the fourth-best mark in the NBA. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 3, 2020 Copyright © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Dallas Mavericks' Luka Doncic, left, works against Los Angeles Lakers' Avery Bradley during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images), SACRAMENTO, CA - MARCH 8: Harrison Barnes #40 of the Sacramento Kings drrives against OG Anunoby #3 of the Toronto Raptors on March 8, 2020 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. The NBA playoffs will begin Aug. 17, and the NBA Finals are set to begin Sept. 30 with a possible Game 7 on Oct. 13.

But in the abbreviated restart, 3 1/2 games is a lot of ground to make up over an eight-game stretch. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images). Read below to review each team’s preview heading into the restart of the season. 8 wins game one, they advance. Those teams would match up in a series where the stronger record side would need just one win to secure their position in the 2020 NBA Playoffs, while the lower team would have to win two games in a row to usurp the spot. After nearly four months away, the Kings and Spurs are scheduled to tip off on July 31 at 5 p.m. PT. Washington trails the Magic by 5 1/2 games and the Nets by six games. Speaking of schedules and playoff teams, I’ve created a colored graphic that gives a weekly breakdown of how many games each team has against the top half of the league -- teams .500 or better. The 14 lottery teams will be the eight teams that do not participate in the comeback and the six teams that participate in the comeback but do not qualify for the playoffs.

9 team finishing within four games of the No. Instead of finishing an entire 82 game schedule, teams will play a total of eight games, which will be added to their current standings.

(AP Photo/Nell Redmond), FILE - In this March 4, 2020, file photo, New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson shoots free throws prior to an NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas. (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images), Current conference standing: 13th in West, PORTLAND, OREGON - MARCH 10: Damian Lillard #0 of the Portland Trail Blazers brings the ball down the court during the second half of the game against the Phoenix Suns at the Moda Center on March 10, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. It will be the same. The 2019-20 NBA season went on hiatus on March 11 because of the coronavirus pandemic. All 22 teams were allowed to max out their roster at 15 players and bring up to two two-way players as well for a total of 17 players. Of the 302 players tested on June 23, 16 were positive for the virus, the league said in a statement earlier Friday. The Boston Celtics have the next-best odds to win the 2020 NBA Finals, but the C’s are just +1200 to break through and capture their first title since the “Big Three” era in 2008. After two days of games, the league’s weekend slate has a lot to enjoy. The eight remaining games each returning team will play before the playoffs begin. The NBA's back. Oddsmakers have the Bucks slightly behind LA. They have three players currently who have tested positive for the coronavirus, but all three are expected to make their way to Orlando. Games will be shown in local markets as well. 1 overall seed. The NBA ... [+] will host all games for the remainder of the 2020 season and the upcoming 2020 NBA Playoffs at this location.

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Of the remaining teams, the Pelicans have the easiest road to the playoffs, but the Blazers have the additional advantage of being slightly ahead in the standings because they’ve played two additional games. In a normal setting, that would be a difficult stretch, but Brooklyn is depleted coming into the tournament. NBA Restart Location: ESPN World Wide of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida. The conference semifinals are scheduled to begin Aug. 31, with the conference finals starting Sept. 15. © 2020 Forbes Media LLC.

Sportsbooks and bettors alike are rejoicing now that pro basketball has joined the NHL in implementing a return to play plan, as the drought of relevant sports to wager on is finally coming to an end. June 27, 2020 / 10:28 AM The Early Entry deadline will be Aug. 17 and the Early Entry withdrawal deadline will be Oct. 6. The league also noted that "the goal of the season restart" is to "find tangible and sustainable ways to address racial inequality across the country." The pandemic forced the league to suspend the season indefinitely, and at one time, many believed that it wouldn't come back until next year. 8 seed when the restart begins.

If the eighth seed has a four-game lead in the standings, they advance directly to the playoffs, where they’ll face the No.

(AP Photo/Matt Rourke), SALT LAKE CITY, UT - FEBRUARY 24: Devin Booker #1 of the Phoenix Suns looks on during a game against the Utah Jazz at Vivint Smart Home Arena on February 24, 2020 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Kings are one of five Western Conference teams chasing the Memphis Grizzlies for the eighth and final playoff spot -- but there’s a twist. 8 seed. July 31-October 12. This is all scheduled to take place at the ESPN World Wide of Sports Complex, located within Disney World in Orlando, Florida, with training camps slated to start at the end of June and the regular season beginning on July 31. The Houston Rockets at +2000 round out the top five teams with the best championship odds going into the 2020 NBA Playoffs. The club missed the playoffs for the sixth year in a row last season, James’ first in LA, but now has the inside track to return to the Finals for the first time since winning it all a decade ago. The NBA will be using three arenas at Disney, and other than the two-game slate on the opening night there will be somewhere between four and seven games played each day. The organization may be able to bolster its title chances by adding two players to the roster as injury replacements, but no free agent signed off the street will be able to come close to impacting Brooklyn’s odds the way that getting back a star player would.