2023 NBA in-season tournament

The 2023 NBA in-season tournament is a basketball tournament to be contested during the 2023–24 NBA season. It is the first edition of the NBA in-season tournament. All 30 teams will participate, playing regular-season games that count towards the season's standings. The knockout round's semifinals and finals will be played at T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip.

2023 NBA in-season tournament
Tournament information
Location
  • Local NBA arenas (group stage and quarterfinals)
  • Las Vegas (semifinals and finals)
DatesNovember 3–December 9, 2023
Venue(s)
  • Local NBA cities (group stage and quarterfinals)
  • T-Mobile Arena (semifinals and finals)
Teams30

Draw

The initial groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 8, 2023. The teams were allocated into five pots per conference based on the 2022–23 regular season standings. Pot 1 contained the teams with the top three regular season records in each conference, while Pot 2 contained the teams with the fourth to sixth best records and so forth concluding with Pot 5, which contained the teams with the bottom three (13th through 15th) records.[1][2]

Pots

Draw results
Western Conference
Group A Group B Group C
Memphis Grizzlies (2)
Phoenix Suns (4)
Los Angeles Lakers (7)
Utah Jazz (12)
Portland Trail Blazers (13)		 Denver Nuggets (1)
Los Angeles Clippers (5)
New Orleans Pelicans (9)
Dallas Mavericks (11)
Houston Rockets (14)		 Sacramento Kings (3)
Golden State Warriors (6)
Minnesota Timberwolves (8)
Oklahoma City Thunder (10)
San Antonio Spurs (15)
Eastern Conference
Group A Group B Group C
Philadelphia 76ers (3)
Cleveland Cavaliers (4)
Atlanta Hawks (8)
Indiana Pacers (11)
Detroit Pistons (15)		 Milwaukee Bucks (1)
New York Knicks (5)
Miami Heat (7)
Washington Wizards (12)
Charlotte Hornets (14)		 Boston Celtics (2)
Brooklyn Nets (6)
Toronto Raptors (9)
Chicago Bulls (10)
Orlando Magic (13)

Group stage

Each conference is divided into three groups. Regular-season games played on Tuesdays and Fridays between November 3 and November 28 count in the regular-season standings and in the in-season tournament standings. The groups were announced on July 8, 2023.[3]

Tiebreakers

In the event that two or more teams in a group have equal records upon completion of group play, the following tiebreakers are applied in this order:[2]

  1. Head-to-head record in the group stage
  2. Point differential in the group stage
  3. Total points scored in the group stage
  4. Regular season record from the 2022-23 regular season
  5. Random drawing

East Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Philadelphia 76ers 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 Cleveland Cavaliers 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
3 Atlanta Hawks 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Indiana Pacers 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Detroit Pistons 0 0 0 0 0 0
First game(s) will be played: November 3, 2023. Source: NBA
Games
Note: Times are Eastern Time (UTC−4 or UTC−5) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

East Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Milwaukee Bucks 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 New York Knicks 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
3 Miami Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Washington Wizards 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Charlotte Hornets 0 0 0 0 0 0
First game(s) will be played: November 3, 2023. Source: NBA
Games
Note: Times are Eastern Time (UTC−4 or UTC−5) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

East Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Boston Celtics 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 Brooklyn Nets 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
3 Toronto Raptors 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Chicago Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Orlando Magic 0 0 0 0 0 0
First game(s) will be played: November 3, 2023. Source: NBA
Games
Note: Times are Eastern Time (UTC−4 or UTC−5) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

West Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Memphis Grizzlies 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 Phoenix Suns 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
3 Los Angeles Lakers 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Utah Jazz 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Portland Trail Blazers 0 0 0 0 0 0
First game(s) will be played: November 3, 2023. Source: NBA
Games
Note: Times are Eastern Time (UTC−4 or UTC−5) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.
November 17
10:00 PM (8:00 pm Mountain)
Phoenix Suns vs. Utah Jazz
November 24
5:00 PM (4:00 pm Central)
Phoenix Suns vs. Memphis Grizzlies

West Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Denver Nuggets 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 Los Angeles Clippers 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
3 New Orleans Pelicans 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Dallas Mavericks 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Houston Rockets 0 0 0 0 0 0
First game(s) will be played: November 3, 2023. Source: NBA
Games
Note: Times are Eastern Time (UTC−4 or UTC−5) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.
November 3
10:00 PM (8:00 pm Mountain)
Dallas Mavericks vs. Denver Nuggets

West Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Sacramento Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 Golden State Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
3 Minnesota Timberwolves 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Oklahoma City Thunder 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 San Antonio Spurs 0 0 0 0 0 0
First game(s) will be played: November 3, 2023. Source: NBA
Games
Note: Times are Eastern Time (UTC−4 or UTC−5) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

Eastern Conference
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Second place East Group A 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 Second place East Group B 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Second place East Group C 0 0 0 0 0 0
First game(s) will be played: November 3, 2023. Source:

Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Second place West Group A 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 Second place West Group B 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Second place West Group C 0 0 0 0 0 0
First game(s) will be played: November 3, 2023. Source:

Knockout stage

Each group’s winner advances to the knockout stage, as does one wild card from each conference – the group runner-up with the best group stage record. Quarterfinal games will be played in NBA local markets on December 4 and 5, with the teams with the top two group stage records in each conference hosting. The semifinals will be played on December 7, and the championship will be on December 9. The final two rounds will be played at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Quarterfinal and semifinal games also count as regular season games, affecting teams' positions in league standings, but the final does not. Statistics from the final are not counted in regular-season totals.[2]

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
 
          
 
December 4 or 5 –
 
 
East 1st seed
 
December 7 – Las Vegas
 
East 4th seed
 
Quarterfinal 1 winner
 
December 4 or 5 –
 
Quarterfinal 2 winner
 
East 2nd seed
 
December 9 – Las Vegas
 
East 3rd seed
 
Semifinal 1 winner
 
December 4 or 5 –
 
Semifinal 2 winner
 
West 1st seed
 
December 7 – Las Vegas
 
West 4th seed
 
Quarterfinal 3 winner
 
December 4 or 5 –
 
Quarterfinal 4 winner
 
West 2nd seed
 
 
West 3rd seed
 

Media coverage

The group stage of the tournament will be covered by the NBA's existing broadcasters. TNT will have selected Tuesday games, ESPN will have selected Friday games, and NBA TV will have two on Friday, November 24. Most group stage games will be televised locally by the teams' regional broadcasters and will be available on the league's out-of-market streaming service, NBA League Pass.[4][5][6]

National broadcasters for the knockout stage will be announced at a later date.[7]

References
  1. "NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament". ESPN. July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  2. "In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works". National Basketball Association. July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  3. Rosa, Francisco (July 8, 2023). "NBA In-Season Tournament 2023: Dates, Groups, More Revealed for Inaugural Format". Bleacher Report. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  4. "ESPN & ABC's Blockbuster Broadcast Schedule for 2023-24 NBA Regular Season". ESPN Press Room (Press release). August 17, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  5. "TNT to Tip Off 2023-24 NBA Regular Season with Blockbuster Opening Night". Warner Bros. Discovery (Press release). August 17, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  6. "NBA TV to Televise 106 Games During 2023-24 Regular Season with Multiple Appearances by NBA Champion Nuggets, Celtics, Warriors, Bucks, Lakers, 76ers, Suns & Mavericks". Warner Bros. Discovery (Press release). August 17, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  7. "2023 NBA In-Season Tournament Schedule". NBA.com (Press release).
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