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In the second year of this format, the 2005–06 NBA season, the two teams with the best records in the Western Conference (and the second- and third-best records in the entire league), the San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks of the Southwest Division, did just that. This turn of events led to the playoff format being criticized by many. [7]
The 2024–25 NBA season is the 79th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 22, 2024, and ends on April 13, 2025. [1] The NBA held an in-season tournament for the second consecutive year, now called the Emirates NBA Cup. [2]
The NBA play-in tournament is the preliminary National Basketball Association (NBA) postseason tournament. It determines the final two playoff seeds in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference and is played immediately prior to the NBA playoffs, which is the main tournament of the postseason and regarded by the league as separate from the play-in tournament.
Emirates NBA Cup: November 12 - December 17. NBA All-Star Weekend: February 14-16 (San Francisco, CA) League End: April 13. Play-In Tournament: April 15-18. Playoffs Start: April 19. NBA Finals ...
1. Boston Celtics (63-18) Clinched No. 1 seed and first-round playoff series vs. No. 8 seed (determined by play-in tournament) 2. Milwaukee Bucks (49-32)
From 2005 to 2024, the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) used a best-of-five format for its championship series; 2025 & hereafter will be best-of-seven. The league semifinals matched this format starting in 2016. In its inaugural 2023-24 season the Professional Women's Hockey League used the best-of-five format for the Walter Cup ...
The Thunder could be realistically looking at a pick in the Nos. 7-10 range after winning the 2025 NBA Finals. If the pick doesn’t convey this season, it will roll over to 2026 and we do this ...
The 7th place team and 8th place team participated in a "double-chance" game, with the winner advancing to the playoffs as the 7-seed. The loser then played the winner of the elimination game between the 9th place and 10th place teams to determine the playoff's 8-seed. The NBA's regular playoff format then proceeded as normal. [36]