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They're two games clear of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference standings for the No. 2 seed. Eastern Conference standings. Celtics 59-16. Bucks 47-28. Cavaliers 45-30. Magic 44-31 ...
The NBA first started awarding an Eastern Conference championship trophy during the 2000–01 season, renaming it after Hall of Famer Bob Cousy in the 2021–22 season. [1] Also in 2021–22, the league began awarding the Larry Bird Trophy to the Eastern Conference Finals Most Valuable Player , named after Hall of Famer Larry Bird .
The NBA first awarded conference championship trophies in 2001. [4] In 2022, both were redesigned, and named the Bob Cousy Trophy for the Eastern Conference and the Oscar Robertson Trophy for the Western Conference, in honor of two men who were instrumental in developing and advancing the players' labor union, the National Basketball Players Association.
He surpassed Chris Andersen 's previous record of 13/13 FG made at 2013 Eastern Conference Semifinals series. [33] This was the third instance (following the 2015 and 2023 playoffs) where both conference finals series had teams go up 3–0 in the series. Just like in 2015, the Celtics would go on to complete the sweep in the East, while the ...
NBA Eastern Conference standings As of March 23, the Pacers have a 94.1% chance of making the playoffs -- and a 67.0% of being in the top 6 -- according to Basketball Reference: Team
Remember, no team has ever won a series after falling into an 0-3 playoff hole. NBA playoffs: Celtics roll over Heat, again, to force Game 6 in Eastern Conference finals [Video] Skip to main content
An earlier five-team Central Division previously existed for the 1949–50 season as one of three divisions in the NBA, along with the Western and Eastern divisions. The current Central Division was created at the start of the 1970–71 season , when the league expanded from 14 to 17 teams with the addition of the Buffalo Braves , the Cleveland ...
Yet despite all of that, when the regular season ended Sunday, Tom Thibodeau's team had secured the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference with a thrilling 120-119 overtime victory over the Chicago ...