Every weekday, SI’s Chris Mannix will check-in with his Bubble Bits, a quick hit on something notable from inside the NBA’s campus
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla – By any measurement, the NBA’s decision to create a play-in series has been a resounding success. On Thursday, the penultimate day of the league’s resumed season, three teams played in meaningful, win-or-go home level games. The Suns knocked off Dallas, Memphis edged the Giannis Antetokounmpo-less Bucks and Portland won a nail biter against the Nets. It was close to midnight when the two teams that will play for the Western Conference’s last playoff spot were known.