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The National Hockey League Players' Association approved a plan for on 24-team playoff format for a potential restart. Teams seeded 1-4 in each conference would get 1st round byes while seeds 5-12 would play series to get to 8 in each conference. Could this work for NBA? Jason Smith and Mike Harmon say yes on a lot of levels and if the NBA adopted the NHL plan, here are the matchups:
- Pacers-Knicks (Knicks! YES!)
- 76ers-Bulls
- Nets-Hornets
- Magic-Wizards
- Thunder-Spurs
- Rockets-Kings
- Mavericks-Pelicans (Mark Cuban will complain)
- Grizzlies-Blazers
If the NHL goes through with this, expect other leagues to follow suit.