2022 NBA playoffs - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_NBA_playoffsA team with a losing record in the Western Conference (Pelicans) qualified for the playoffs. This previously occurred in 2020. This is the first time neither the Los Angeles Lakers nor the San Antonio Spurs qualified since the ABA–NBA merger in 1976. The city of San Francisco hosted a playoff game for the first time since 1964.