NBA Finals games

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NBA postseason series basketball competition championship series

NBA Finals games are the championship series of the National Basketball Association, determining the league’s annual champion in a best-of-seven playoff between the Eastern and Western Conference winners.

Aliases (4)

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NBA postseason series → basketball competition → championship series →
associatedAward	NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award →
broadcastMedium	online streaming → radio → television →
conference1	Eastern Conference →
conference2	Western Conference →
country	United States →
decidesTrophy	Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy →
determines	NBA champion →
endGoal	win four games to secure championship →
firstSeasonPlayed	1946–47 NBA season →
firstYearHeld	1947 →
format	best-of-seven series →
formerName	BAA Finals →
gameDuration	48 minutes regulation time →
governingBody	NBA Board of Governors →
homeCourtAdvantageCriteria	better regular-season record →
involvesLeague	National Basketball Association →
languageOfPrimaryBroadcasts	English →
numberOfTeams	2 →
organizer	National Basketball Association →
overtimeRule	5-minute overtime periods until winner is decided →
partOf	National Basketball Association season →
precededBy	Conference Finals →
qualification	Eastern Conference champion → Western Conference champion →
region	North America →
renamedAs	NBA Finals →
ruleSet	NBA rules →
seasonType	postseason →
seriesLengthMaximum	7 games →
seriesLengthMinimum	4 games →
sport	basketball →
stageOfCompetition	NBA playoffs →
teamRosterLimit	15 players (including inactive) →
tieBreakerForHomeCourt	conference record → head-to-head record →
typicalSchedule	June →
typicalStartMonth	June →
typicalVenueType	indoor arena →

Referenced by (35)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Boston Garden ("NBA Finals") → Chicago Stadium ("NBA Finals") → KeyArena → Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse →	hostedEvent
Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy ("NBA Finals") → NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award ("NBA Finals") → Walter A. Brown Trophy ("NBA Finals") →	competition
NBA champion ("NBA playoffs") → NBA champion ("NBA Finals") →	competitionStage
Glenn Anton Rivers ("NBA Finals") → Rajon Rondo ("NBA Finals") →	participantIn
Eastern Conference Finals ("NBA Finals") → Western Conference Finals ("NBA Finals Game 1") →	winnerAdvancesTo
West ("NBA Finals") →	advancesChampionTo
Eastern Conference ("NBA Finals") →	championAdvancesTo
Western Conference ("NBA Finals") →	conferenceChampionAdvancesTo
Sports Illustrated ("NBA Finals") →	coveredEvent
NBA.com ("NBA Finals") →	coversCompetition
NBA playoffs ("NBA Finals") →	culminatesIn
Western Conference Finals ("NBA Finals") →	determinesQualifierFor
Go Up for Glory ("NBA Finals") →	featuresEvent
Western Conference Finals ("NBA Finals") →	followedBy
Eastern Conference Finals ("NBA Finals") →	followedBySeries
NBA franchise ("NBA Finals") →	hasCompetition
Sam Jones ("NBA Finals") →	participatedIn
NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award ("NBA Finals") →	phaseOfSeason
Jim Loscutoff ("NBA Finals") →	playedIn
NBA champion ("NBA Finals") →	playoffStructureIncludes
NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award ("NBA Finals") →	presentedAt
NBA Finals games ("NBA Finals") →	renamedAs
NBA playoffs ("NBA Finals") →	round
NBA game ("NBA Finals series") →	seasonContext
National Basketball Association ("NBA Finals") →	seasonStructure
Chicago, Illinois, United States →	sportsEventHosted
NBA Awards ("NBA Finals") →	timePeriod