I’ve googled how the scheduling works and I did not see a site that clearly explained it. The NBA site itself lacked some details. I’m sure I could have spent more time and eventually got it, but most people are only going to invest ~5 minutes in something before giving up. It’s not that important and we will hear it inevitably later.
Playing for points on sports betting would be taking away the integrity of the game. Don’t see how anyone could claim the tournament is. Points just matter as well now so teams have to adjust for that, which is new to people, but no legitimate claim can be made that it’s ruining the game.