Sixteen teams in total make the NBA playoffs, eight teams from both the Eastern and Western Conference. The top six seeds in each conference advance based on the regular season record. The final two seeds in each conference are determined by the NBA Play-In Tournament.

The 58-year-old Foster is one of the league's top officials, and it will be good to see him back on the floor in playoff action on Wednesday night. But as with all officials, there were mixed feelings from NBA fans about his return to the spotlight.

First and foremost, the teams/players involved need to have faced off more than twice, preferably with numerous matchups in a short, defined time period. Bulls-Jazz, Mavericks-Heat and Spurs-Heat were some fantastic Finals matchups, but each of them only happened twice, so they're out.