Cutting it pretty close to the start of the season, but we haven't done this yet so lets see: who makes the playoffs and who doesn't?
If you forgot about how the new standings work, here's a refresher:
If you forgot about how the new standings work, here's a refresher:
The top three teams in each division will make up the first 12 teams in the playoffs. The remaining four spots will be filled by the next two highest-placed finishers in each conference, based on regular-season record and regardless of division. It is possible for one division in each conference to send five teams to the postseason while the other sends just three.