NBA realignment of 2004–05 season
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The NBA realignment of the 2004–05 season was a league-wide restructuring that introduced new divisional groupings and adjusted team placements to better reflect geographic balance and expansion.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2004–05 NBA season | 1 |
| Eastern Conference realignment of 2004–05 | 1 |
| NBA realignment of 2004–05 season canonical | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Basketball Association event
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organizational restructuring ⓘ sports league realignment ⓘ |
| appliesToLeague | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| changedPlayoffQualificationRules | division winners guaranteed high playoff seeds ⓘ |
| conferenceStructure | Eastern Conference and Western Conference ⓘ |
| createdDivision |
Northwest Division
ⓘ
Southeast Division ⓘ Southwest Division ⓘ |
| divisionsPerConference | 3 ⓘ |
| effectiveSeason | 2004–05 NBA season ⓘ |
| goal |
create more regionally based rivalries
ⓘ
reduce travel distances for teams ⓘ |
| includedExpansionTeam |
Charlotte Hornets
ⓘ
surface form:
Charlotte Bobcats
|
| introducedNumberOfConferences | 2 ⓘ |
| introducedNumberOfDivisions | 6 ⓘ |
| maintainedDivisionName |
Atlantic Division
ⓘ
Central Division ⓘ Pacific Division ⓘ |
| placedTeamInDivision |
Atlanta Hawks in Southeast Division
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Boston Celtics in Atlantic Division ⓘ Charlotte Bobcats in Southeast Division ⓘ Chicago Bulls in Central Division ⓘ Cleveland Cavaliers in Central Division ⓘ Dallas Mavericks in Southwest Division ⓘ Denver Nuggets in Northwest Division ⓘ Detroit Pistons in Central Division ⓘ Golden State Warriors in Pacific Division ⓘ Houston Rockets in Southwest Division ⓘ Indiana Pacers in Central Division ⓘ Los Angeles Clippers in Pacific Division ⓘ Los Angeles Lakers in Pacific Division ⓘ Memphis Grizzlies in Southwest Division ⓘ Miami Heat in Southeast Division ⓘ Milwaukee Bucks in Central Division ⓘ Minnesota Timberwolves in Northwest Division ⓘ New Jersey Nets in Atlantic Division ⓘ New Orleans Hornets in Southwest Division ⓘ New York Knicks in Atlantic Division ⓘ Orlando Magic in Southeast Division ⓘ Philadelphia 76ers in Atlantic Division ⓘ Phoenix Suns in Pacific Division ⓘ Portland Trail Blazers in Northwest Division ⓘ Sacramento Kings in Pacific Division ⓘ San Antonio Spurs in Southwest Division ⓘ Seattle SuperSonics in Northwest Division ⓘ Toronto Raptors in Atlantic Division ⓘ Utah Jazz in Northwest Division ⓘ Washington Wizards in Southeast Division ⓘ |
| reason |
accommodation of expansion teams
ⓘ
geographic balance ⓘ |
| teamsPerDivision | 5 ⓘ |
| totalTeamsAffected | 30 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
2004–05 NBA season
this entity surface form:
Eastern Conference realignment of 2004–05