The Western Conference play-in game between the Portland Trail Blazers and Memphis Grizzlies averaged 1.52 million viewers on Saturday. The game was the first ever play-in game in NBA history. 

The game was the most-watch season finale on TNT since 2011 when a Spurs-Lakers game drew 2.62 million while viewership increased 15 percent from TNT's final game last season between the Rockets and Thunder.

The win by the Blazers was the 11th highest rated game since the restart out of 35 nationally televised telecasts. 

Ja Morant revealed he played the final four games of the restart with a fractured right thumb.

Morant scored a season-best 35 points in a 126-122 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers in the play-in game.

"For the past four games, since the [Toronto] Raptors game, I was out there playing with a fractured thumb," Morant said Saturday.

Memphis had a 3½-game lead over Portland for the No. 8 spot when the season went on hiatus on March 11.

"I can say I'm disappointed, definitely, with losing," Morant said. "Nobody likes to lose. But I mean, the positive side, we know we were right there. Just were two games away [from the playoffs]. So, we know we just go back to work and just get ready for next season."

What happened in one snapshot in the NBA Playoffs on Saturday, August, 15, 2020.

The Portland Trail Blazers, Memphis Grizzlies, Phoenix Suns and San Antonio Spurs continue to fight for the eighth and ninth seeds for the Western Conference play-in.

Portland (Brooklyn), Memphis (Milwaukee), Phoenix (Dallas) and San Antonio (Utah) each play their final seeding game on Thursday.

The below scenarios will determine the seeding. 

Portland eighth seed: A win, or losses by Memphis, Phoenix and San Antonio

Portland ninth seed: Loss, combined with two losses from Phoenix, San Antonio or Memphis

Memphis eighth seed: A win and a Portland loss

Memphis ninth seed: A win, or losses by Phoenix and San Antonio

Phoenix eighth seed: A win, combined with losses by Memphis and Portland

Phoenix ninth seed: A win, combined with a Memphis or Portland loss

San Antonio eighth seed: A win, combined with losses by Memphis, Phoenix and Portland

San Antonio ninth seed: A win, combined with two losses from Portland, Phoenix or Memphis

FiveThirtyEight gives the Portland Trail Blazers a 75 percent chance of making the playoffs, compare to 17 percent for the Memphis Grizzlies, six percent for the Phoenix Suns and two percent for the San Antonio Spurs following Sunday's games.

The New Orleans Pelicans and Sacramento Kings were eliminated on Sunday.

The Blazers are a half game behind the Grizzlies for the eighth seed with two games to play against the Mavericks on Tuesday and the Nets on Thursday. 

Memphis will play the Celtics on Tuesday and the Bucks on Thursday. 

The team that finishes in the eighth seed will have to be beaten twice by the ninth seed in the play-in scenario. 

The Sacramento Kings and New Orleans Pelicans were officially eliminated from playoff contention after both teams lost on Sunday.

The Rockets beat the Kings 129-112, with the Kings failing to make the playoffs for 14 consecutive seasons.

The Pelicans lost to the Spurs 122-113, with Zion Williamson calling out his team's lack of energy.

"That lack of spirit in the first half really dictates the second half. If we came out better, maybe we would've had a different outcome. You just have to learn from that experience and be better," said Williamson following the loss.

The Grizzlies' 108-99 loss to the Raptors also guaranteed a play-in game for the final seed in the Western Conference.

The Grizzlies currently have a 62% chance of getting the 8th seed, according to ESPN's BPI Playoff Odds.

"I'm not worried about no play-in game right now," said Ja Morant following the loss. 

Jaren Jackson Jr. will miss the remainder of the season with a torn meniscus in his left knee.

Jackson suffered the injury after making contact with an opposing player while contesting a shot in Monday's game.

Jackson is expected to make a full recovery.

Jackson averaged 17.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in 28.5 minutes per game in his second NBA season.