The Miami Heat became the first team since the 2001 Indiana Pacers to drop from a No.10 seed advanced to the second stage of the play-in tournament for the first time since the implementation of the Page–McIntyre system in 2021. Previously, all five teams from the Central Division during the 2005–06 season and the Southwest Division during the 2014–15 season qualified for the playoffs. All five teams from the Pacific Division qualified for the playoffs, marking the third instance every team in a division qualified for the playoffs since the NBA adopted the current six division format in 2004–05.All four California teams ( Golden State, LA Clippers, LA Lakers, and Sacramento) made the playoffs in the same season for the first time since the Kings relocated to Sacramento in 1985.This also marked the first time since 1976 that Texas did not appear in the playoffs. All three Texas teams ( Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio) missed the playoffs in the same season for the first time since the Mavericks formed in 1980.This season marked the first time since the 2004–05 season that two of the league's top three scorers ( Luka Dončić and Damian Lillard) failed to reach the playoffs.For the first time since the 2000–01 season, no team won at least 60 games in an 82-game regular season.
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