When Do The Playoffs Start in the NBA?
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It’s that time of year again! The NBA playoffs are just around the corner, so make sure you know when they’re starting. Check out our blog post for all the details.
Introduction
The NBA playoffs are a best-of-seven elimination tournament annually held after the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) regular season to determine the league’s champion. The tournament was first held in 1948, and is currently contested between sixteen teams (eight from each of the two conferences). The winning team of the NBA Finals receives the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy, which replaced the Walter A. Brown Trophy in 1983.
The NBA’s Regular Season
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the premier men’s professional basketball league in the world. It is made up of 30 teams, 29 from the United States and 1 from Canada. The regular season starts in October and ends in April. The playoffs follow the regular season and typically last until mid-June.
The NBA’s Playoff Structure
The NBA playoffs are a best-of-seven tournament held after the conclusion of the NBA regular season that determines the league’s champion. Eight teams from each conference (Western and Eastern) qualify for the playoffs. The four division winners in each conference are seeded one through four, based on their regular season record, with the remaining two teams in each conference (the wild cards) seeded five and six.
When Do The Playoffs Start in the NBA?
The answer to this question may differ depending on the year, as the NBA playoffs are typically scheduled to start in mid-April and end in June. The 2019 NBA playoffs began on April 13 and will conclude on June 16, while the 2020 NBA playoffs are set to start on April 18 and end on July 22. In order to make it to the playoffs, teams must first compete in a regular season which typically starts in October and ends in April.
Conclusion
The NBA playoffs are a best-of-seven elimination tournament held after the conclusion of the NBA’s regular season to determine the league’s champion for that year. The tournament brackets are made up of eight teams from each of the league’s two conferences: the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference.
The first round of the playoffs, commonly known as the conference quarterfinals, consists of four matchup between the first and eighth seeds, second and seventh seeds, third seed and sixth seeds, and fourth seed and fifth seeds in each conference. The four winners advance to the second round, or conference semifinals, where they play each other in two best-of-seven series with the winners advancing to the conference finals. In the conference finals, the remaining two teams in each conference play each other in another best-of-seven series with the winner of that series advancing to the NBA Finals.
