Everything you need to know about the 2025 NBA play-in tournament, including how it works, who's playing and when.

Five intoxicating weeks for the Warriors have given way to 11 days of futility. The Great Surge provided by the addition of Jimmy Butler III has been halted, and the salient question now is whether they have it in them to summon a restart.

Since the NBA adopted the current play-in format in the 2020-21 season, only two play-in teams have won at least one playoff series. In 2023, the Miami Heat advanced to the NBA Finals as the No. 8 seed, while the Los Angeles Lakers reached the Western Conference Finals as the No. 7 seed.