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The 7th-place team and 8th-place team participated in a "double-chance" game, with the winner advancing to the playoffs as the 7-seed. The loser then played the winner of the elimination game between the 9th-place and 10th-place teams to determine the playoff's 8-seed. The NBA's regular playoff format then proceeded as normal. [12]
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.
In 2022 and 2023, TNT aired both 7–8 games, and ESPN aired both 9–10 games, but the rights for the final seed game was still determined by which conference finals each network was airing. In 2024, there was a to return to the 2021 format due to a schedule conflict at a home team’s arena.
The 2022–23 Miami Heat and the 2022–23 Los Angeles Lakers are the only teams to win a playoff series after qualifying for the play-in tournament. The 2023 playoffs also marked the first time two teams seeded 7th or lower won a playoff series in a single postseason, and the first time two teams seeded 7th or lower reach the conference finals.
Sunday's games of consequence (all times Eastern). Hornets at Cavaliers (1 p.m.) CLE clinches the No. 2 seed with a win and MIL and NYK losses. CLE clinches the No. 3 seed with a win and either a ...
The NBA playoffs started early in the week with the play-in mini-tournament, but the 16-team bracket gets going for real this weekend as the Denver ... ESPN)Game 2: at New York, 5:30 p.m ...
List of NBA champions. The Boston Celtics have won the most championships of any NBA team. Shown are the championship banners hanging in their home arena, TD Garden. The NBA Finals is the championship series for the National Basketball Association (NBA) held at the conclusion of its postseason. All NBA Finals have been played in a best-of-seven ...
The 2022-23 NBA playoffs begin Saturday with Games 1 of four first-round series.Before the games tip off, Yahoo Sports' NBA writers made their picks for every series, who will hoist the Larry O ...