Where Are the NBA Finals Being Played?
The 2020 NBA Finals will take place at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida.
Introduction
The National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals is the championship series of the NBA. The Eastern and Western conference champions play a best-of-seven game series to determine the league champion. The winning team of the Finals receives the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy, which replaced the Walter A. Brown Trophy in 1983.
NBA Finals Format
The NBA Finals is the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Eastern and Western conference champions play a best-of-seven game series to determine the league champion. The winning team of the series receives the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy.
Venues for the NBA Finals
In recent years, the NBA Finals have been held at a variety of venues across the country.
The most common venue is the arena of the team with the best record in the league. This has been the case for 21 of the last 25 NBA Finals. However, there have been a few exceptions.
In 1997 and 1998, for example, the NBA Finals were held at The Forum in Inglewood, California because neither of the participating teams, the Chicago Bulls and Utah Jazz, had an arena that met NBA standards.
Similarly, in 1999 and 2000, the initial games of the NBA Finals were held at Madison Square Garden in New York City because neither of the two participating teams, the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks, had an arena that was large enough to accommodate a basketball court.
The other three venues that have hosted the NBA Finals in recent years are all located in cities with teams that made it to the finals: Orlando (Orlando Magic), Detroit (Detroit Pistons), and Dallas (Dallas Mavericks).
Conclusion
The 2020 NBA Finals will be played at the home arena of the team with the best record in the regular season. If the Finals is a best-of-seven series, then it will be played from June to July, with potential Game 7 on July 19. The date and location of the NBA Finals is subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
