the playoff race. Give teams outside the top 8 the choice. I don't see a point in teams like the Warriors, Knicks, Pistons, Cavs, etc going to Disney to bow down and give the teams vying for playoff position easy wins. The 8 teams im the East are set. Bring in the top 12 in the west and each tak plays 6-7 games to get to 72 total games.