Neither scoring races nor technical foul totals will be impacted by the play-in games, as relayed by Marc Stein of the New York Times.
Instead, play-in games will act as separate “entities,” Stein noted.
“In other words: A play-in game tech does NOT count toward the 16 that force a one-game suspension in the regular season OR the seven in the playoffs that net a one-game suspension,” he wrote in his latest NBA newsletter.
The same rules apply to team and individual stats.
“Play-in games will NOT, for example, impact the Stephen Curry vs. Bradley Beal scoring race because they are considered a separate entity … they are not regular-season games and not playoff games,” Stein wrote.
More from the NBA
- The league and players’ union have agreed on updated health and safety protocols for fully vaccinated individuals, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. The list includes no longer needing masks in treatment sessions where 85% of players and staff are vaccinated.
- After initially writing that all 15 of Sunday’s regular-season finales will tip off between 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. EST, Charania amended the report by saying some of the start times will fall outside of that window after “feedback from teams and player health group.” All 30 teams are in action for the final day of the season.
