When Is the NBA Playoffs?

The NBA playoffs are a best-of-seven elimination tournament held after the NBA’s regular season to determine the league’s champion.

The NBA Playoffs are the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The NBA Playoffs are the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The playoffs began on April 15, 2019, and will end on June 16, with the conference finals being played between June 5 and 9. The Finals will then take place between June 11 and 16.

The playoffs begin in late April, after the conclusion of the regular season, and end in June.

The National Basketball Association (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. The tournament consists of four rounds: the first two rounds are best-of-seven series played between the lower seeded teams in each conference, with the winners advancing to play each other in the next round, while the top two seeds in each conference receive a bye to this round. The next two rounds are also best-of-seven series, played between the victors of those series, with successively higher seeds playing against successively lower seeds, and games alternately played at home sites and away sites.

The first round of playoffs is known as the “play-in” or “first” round; it was added in 2020 to reduce the number of teams with a losing record that would have made the playoffs. The top seven seeded teams in each conference advance to seedings 1–7 for a regular playoff bracket; teams that were seeded 8–10 during the regular season enter a four-team play-in tournament, with matchups as follows:

The fourth seed plays against the fifth seed; winner advances to play against winner of first matchup in second play-in game.
The third seed plays against sixth seed; winner advances to play against loser of first matchup in second play-in game.
Winners of second play-in games advance to fourth seed vs. fifth seed and third seed vs. sixth seed matchups in traditional playoff bracket.

The NBA Finals is the championship series of the playoffs.

The NBA Finals is the championship series of the playoffs. The tournament culminates a season that begins in the previous calendar year, and normally consists of six to seven teams from each conference. The series is played between the winners of the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference Finals. The Lakers have appeared in a record 31 NBA Finals, winning 16 championships.

The playoffs are a best-of-seven format.

The NBA Playoffs are a best-of-seven format. The team who wins four games first advances to the next round. In the event of a tied series, game seven is played. The NBA Finals is always a best-of-seven series.

The first round of the playoffs is known as the “wild card” round. In this round, the three division winners and the team with the next best record play each other. The four remaining teams play each other regardless of divisional affiliation.

The second round of the playoffs is called the “divisional” round. In this round, the two division winners with the best record in each conference play each other, while the other two division winners play each other. The two wild card teams in each conference also play each other in this round.

The third round of the playoffs is called the “conference finals.” In this round, the two remaining teams in each conference play each other. The winner of each conference advances to the NBA Finals.

The NBA Finals is a best-of-seven series between the two conference champions. The team with the better regular season record has home court advantage, meaning they will host games one, two, five and seven (if necessary).

The team with the better record in the regular season earns home-court advantage in the playoffs.

The NBA playoffs are a best-of-seven elimination tournament held after the conclusion of each regular season. The first three rounds are played within each conference, with the winners of each conference Finals meeting in the NBA Finals to determine the league champion.

As of the 2019–20 season, sixteen teams qualify for the playoffs each year—eight from each conference. These teams are seeded one through eight in their conference, based on regular-season records. A team’s position within its conference affects how many games it has to play in order to reach the NBA Finals:

The team with the better record in the regular season earns home-court advantage in the playoffs. In each round, higher-seeded teams will be matched up with lower-seeded teams and will play at home first. If teams from different conferences meet in any round, predetermined playoff seeding determines which team will hold home-court advantage.

The playoffs are structured so that the two teams with the best records in each conference (Eastern and Western) face each other in the NBA Finals.

The NBA playoffs are a best-of-seven elimination tournament held after the conclusion of the NBA regular season. The tournament culminates in the NBA Finals, in which two teams from opposite sides of the United States (either from the Eastern Conference or the Western Conference) play each other for the NBA championship.

The playoffs are structured so that the two teams with the best records in each conference (Eastern and Western) face each other in the NBA Finals. In order to ensure that this system is fair, a seeding system is used. The seeding system works so that the team with the best record in each conference is given the top seed, while the team with the second-best record is given the second seed, and so on.