NBA: Predicting which teams will make the Play-In Tournament in the East

Predicting which four NBA teams will make the Play-In Tournament in the Eastern Conference. 

Even though there are still a few more days remaining in the NBA All-Star break, it’s hard not to get excited about the stretch run of the 2021-22 regular season. Each team has between 21-24 games and there is plenty to play for.

Some teams will be trying to improve their draft positioning while others will be attempting to improve their playoff seeding. Either way, the last 20 or so games are expected to be action-packed.

How will it all shake down in the Eastern Conference? In an attempt to predict it all, we begin with trying to foreshadow what we can expect in the play-in tournament. Which four teams will be involved?