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2020: Beginning in 2020, play-in games were used to determine the final qualified team(s) in the first round of the NBA playoffs. In the 2020 play-in format, if the ninth-place team within a conference finished the regular season within four games of the eighth-place team, they would compete in a postseason play-in series. [11]
The NBA's regular playoff format then proceeded as normal. [36] Each conference's bracket was fixed with no reseeding. All rounds were a 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.
The NBA's regular playoff format then proceeded as normal. [8] Each conference's bracket was fixed with no reseeding. All rounds were a 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.
The field for the 2023-24 NBA Playoffs is set.. Up first is the play-in tournament, a single-elimination format that'll decide the No. 7 and No. 8 seed for each conference.
NBA playoffs first round results Eastern Conference first round. 1-seed Boston Celtics vs. 8-seed Miami Heat. Boston wins series, 4-1. Game 1: Boston 114, Miami 94 (April 21)
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)
The National Basketball Association (NBA) uses a "2–2–1–1–1" format for all playoff rounds including the Finals. From the Finals' inception in 1947, the championship round used a "2–2–1–1–1" format (except in 1971, 1975, 1978 and 1979).
1. Boston Celtics (62-16) Clinched No. 1 seed and first-round playoff series vs. No. 8 seed (determined by play-in tournament) 2. Milwaukee Bucks (47-31)