NBA ’23-’24: In-Season Tournament Group Play Ends AS Las Vegas Knockout Rounds set

Four teams from each Conference remain in contention to win first Championship

Koi-inspired design of courts a result of innovation in Commissioner Adam Silver‘s professional basketball League 10 seasons in for Qualification, the National Basketball Association has introduced via its Front Office after deliberation between Governors, players, and referees new formatting for how a Season can be played and aficionados of sports have witnessed the new rules in familiar setting in the past couple of weeks. Talks included broadcasting between network television.

10 seasons in and ongoing, this is a bigger deal personally speaking than previous changes even in Playoffs settings like the Quarterfinals Best-of-5 series format (prior to completing the sequence of Best-of-7 series thru the NBA Finals) & the Home-Away gaming formats in the NBA Finals from 2-3-2 and towards the current 2-2-1-1-1 format all in terms of potential profits and the security of ‘Player Participation’ in consideration of schedule mechanics in-competition and the single location for the formal Rounds of play — Nevada for the year. This is the new regular season.

With Group Play finished last 29 Nov, the game to watch as suggested viewing would be the Toronto Raptors vs the Brooklyn Nets, which had a final box score of 103-115. The significance of this game captures the dynamics of an In-Season Tournament with pressure. Heading into the matchup, the Brooklyn Nets needed to win the game with a minimum # of points (double digits) as regards point differential; the total number of points scored in Group Play was measured and considered as another factor to proceed to the Knockout Rounds. Head Coach Jacque Vaughn of the Nets noticed his team had secured the victory for their win-loss record but needed a lead of 20 points to advance. It was a team reaction with adjustments on the part of Staff in the final minute of the fourth quarter.

It was discussed with an ESPN journalist the decision to inaugurate a fresh take on games as the season progresses. He can confirm the In-Season Tournament as a whole, which will culminate 9 Dec, is:

“…bargaining with compromise reached. Player Rest addressed with mobility in one city. More economical way to go about competition before playoffs with money expected to be drawn from.”

Zach Lowe, ESPN Senior Writer, @zachlowe_nba

In passing, a writer with tenure at The Athletic replied on a whim to confirm Commissioner Silver’s:

“In-Season Tournament is no new innovation in American sports but it is an innovation in the NBA game, an extra showcase of performance with early season scouting ready for bragging rights considering scheduling. Formulaic.”

Sam Amick, The Athletic Senior NBA Writer, @sramick

The 2023-2024 Season is not done experimenting.

Why not a fresh format relaxed on offensive goaltending(?)

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PHOTO CREDIT:

1) Locsin, Mark Angelo C., NBA LEAGUE PASS

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