Eastern Conference Finals

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NBA playoff series basketball competition

The Eastern Conference Finals is the National Basketball Association playoff series that determines the champion of the league’s Eastern Conference and one of the two teams that advance to the NBA Finals.

Aliases (1)

Eastern Division Finals ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NBA playoff series → basketball competition →
alsoIncludesTeamsFrom	Canada →
broadcastIn	United States →
broadcastMedium	online streaming → radio → television →
competitionType	knockout series →
conference	Eastern Conference →
country	United States →
currentNumberOfTeams	2 →
determines	Eastern Conference champion → one NBA Finals participant →
firstSeasonHeld	1971 →
followedBySeries	NBA Finals →
format	best-of-seven series →
formerFormat	best-of-five series →
formerlyKnownAs	Eastern Division Finals →
governingBody	NBA Board of Governors →
homeCourtAdvantageBasedOn	regular season record →
league	NBA →
level	top-tier professional →
loserEliminatedFrom	NBA playoffs →
mostTitlesTeam	Boston Celtics →
MVPtrophyName	Larry Bird Eastern Conference Finals MVP Award →
MVPtrophyNamedAfter	Larry Bird →
notableTeam	Boston Celtics → Chicago Bulls → Cleveland Cavaliers → Detroit Pistons → Miami Heat → New York Knicks → Philadelphia 76ers →
numberOfConferencesInLeague	2 →
officialLanguage	English →
organizer	National Basketball Association →
parallelSeries	Western Conference Finals →
partOf	NBA playoffs →
playoffRound	conference finals →
precededByRound	Eastern Conference Semifinals →
region	North America →
seasonType	postseason →
sport	basketball →
trophyName	Bob Cousy Trophy →
trophyNamedAfter	Bob Cousy →
typicalEndMonth	May →
typicalStartMonth	May →
winnerAdvancesTo	NBA Finals →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
NBA Conference Finals Most Valuable Player Award →	appliesToPart
Eastern Conference →	finalSeries
Eastern Conference Finals ("Eastern Division Finals") →	formerlyKnownAs
Western Conference Finals →	parallelSeries