Atlantic Division

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National Basketball Association division sports division

The Atlantic Division is a grouping of professional basketball teams in the NBA's Eastern Conference, featuring several of the league's most historic franchises.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Atlantic Division (NBA G League) 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf National Basketball Association division ⓘ
sports division ⓘ
competitionType professional ⓘ
conference Eastern Conference ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
divisionTitleAwarded yes ⓘ
divisionTitleImpact used as tiebreaker for playoff seeding ⓘ
formerTeam Buffalo Braves ⓘ
Charlotte Hornets ⓘ
Miami Floridians ⓘ
Miami Heat ⓘ
Brooklyn Nets ⓘ
surface form: New Jersey Nets

Orlando Magic ⓘ
Washington Wizards ⓘ
surface form: Washington Bullets

Washington Wizards ⓘ
gender men ⓘ
geographicFocus Northeastern United States ⓘ
governingBody National Basketball Association ⓘ
hasHistoricFranchise Boston Celtics ⓘ
New York Knicks ⓘ
Philadelphia 76ers ⓘ
hasRivalry Boston Celtics–New York Knicks rivalry ⓘ
Boston Celtics–Philadelphia 76ers rivalry ⓘ
New York Knicks–Brooklyn Nets rivalry ⓘ
hasTeam Boston Celtics ⓘ
Brooklyn Nets ⓘ
New York Knicks ⓘ
Philadelphia 76ers ⓘ
Toronto Raptors ⓘ
inception 1970 ⓘ
includesCanadianTeam Toronto Raptors ⓘ
league National Basketball Association ⓘ
level top tier of NBA regular season structure ⓘ
mediaCoverage national television in the United States ⓘ
regional sports networks ⓘ
mostDivisionTitlesTeam Boston Celtics ⓘ
numberOfTeams 5 ⓘ
partOf Eastern Conference ⓘ
playoffQualificationBasis overall conference record ⓘ
seasonFormat 82-game NBA regular season ⓘ
shortName The Atlantic ⓘ
surface form: Atlantic
sport basketball ⓘ
timeZonePrimary Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
usedFor playoff seeding tiebreakers ⓘ
scheduling ⓘ
standings ⓘ

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

1976 NBA Finals → CelticsDivision → Atlantic Division ⓘ
The Buds → associatedLeagueDivision → Atlantic Division ⓘ
1980–81 NBA season → division → Atlantic Division ⓘ
BUF → division → Atlantic Division ⓘ
Buffalo Braves → division → Atlantic Division ⓘ
Delaware Blue Coats → division → Atlantic Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: Atlantic Division (NBA G League)
Long Island Nets → division → Atlantic Division ⓘ
Maine Celtics → division → Atlantic Division ⓘ
PHI → division → Atlantic Division ⓘ
Philadelphia 76ers → division → Atlantic Division ⓘ
Providence Bruins → division → Atlantic Division ⓘ
TBL → division → Atlantic Division ⓘ
The Truth → division → Atlantic Division ⓘ
Toronto Raptors → division → Atlantic Division ⓘ
Westchester Knicks → division → Atlantic Division ⓘ
Eastern Conference → hasDivision → Atlantic Division ⓘ
Eastern Conference → hasDivision → Atlantic Division ⓘ
subject surface form: Eastern Conference (NHL)
Southeast → hasRivalDivision → Atlantic Division ⓘ
MON → leagueDivision → Atlantic Division ⓘ
Orlando Magic → previousDivision → Atlantic Division ⓘ
Southeast Division → successorDivision → Atlantic Division ⓘ
BKN → teamDivision → Atlantic Division ⓘ