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The 1998–99 Knicks and the 2022–23 Heat are the only eighth-seeded teams to reach the NBA Finals; [29] [30] no eighth-seeded team has won the NBA championship as of 2024. In addition, the Heat are the first team to reach the Finals after qualifying for the play-in tournament. Six seventh-seeded teams have beaten a number 2 seeded team:
Often, an eliminated team will now have the opportunity to play the role of spoiler – that is, possibly eliminate one or more teams from contention that had a chance to make the playoffs (especially if they were "on the bubble," or holding one of the lowest qualifying positions while still in contention and, as a result, their own ...
The NBA's regular playoff format then proceeded as normal. [12] Each conference's bracket was fixed with no reseeding. All rounds were best-of-seven series; a series ended when one team won four games, and that team advanced to the next round. All rounds, including the NBA Finals, were in a 2–2–1–1–1 format with regards to hosting.
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The 1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers, who won the NBA Finals, are not counted in the Eastern versus Western champions record above as they played in the Central Division. The first parentheses in the Western champions and Eastern champions columns indicate the teams' playoff seed. The second parentheses indicate the number of times that teams have ...
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His odds of qualifying for a supermax deal have diminished. (More on that shortly.) Under new rules, players must be on the floor for at least 20 minutes in 65 games to be eligible for any NBA awards.
The 2022 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 2021–22 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs.In this best-of-seven playoff series, the Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors defeated the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics in six games, winning their fourth championship in eight years.