Central Division

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National Basketball Association division National Hockey League division

The Central Division is one of the regional groupings of teams within the Eastern Conference of major North American professional sports leagues, such as the NBA and NHL.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form As subject As object
Central Division (NBA) 24 0
Central Division (NHL) 24 0
NBA Central Division 0 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf National Basketball Association division →
National Hockey League division →
conferenceTitle Eastern Conference →
surface form: Eastern Conference (NBA)

Western Conference →
surface form: Western Conference (NHL)
country Canada →
Canada →
United States of America →
surface form: United States

United States of America →
surface form: United States
formerName Midwest Division (informal geographic description) →
formerTeam Atlanta Hawks →
Chicago Blackhawks →
surface form: Chicago Blackhawks (pre-realignment membership variations)

Columbus Blue Jackets →
Detroit Red Wings →
Houston Rockets →
Milwaukee Bucks →
surface form: Milwaukee Bucks (pre-2004 alignment)

Nashville Predators →
surface form: Nashville Predators (temporary realignment changes)

New Orleans jazz →
surface form: New Orleans Jazz

Orlando Magic →
Toronto Maple Leafs →
Toronto Raptors →
Washington Wizards →
surface form: Washington Bullets
founded 1970 →
1993 →
geographicalRegion Central United States →
Great Lakes region →
Midwestern United States →
Midwestern United States →
hasTeam Arizona Coyotes →
Chicago Blackhawks →
Chicago Bulls →
Cleveland Cavaliers →
Colorado Avalanche →
Dallas Stars →
Detroit Pistons →
Indiana Pacers (ABA) →
surface form: Indiana Pacers

Milwaukee Bucks →
Minnesota Wild →
Nashville Predators →
St. Louis Blues →
Winnipeg Jets →
league National Basketball Association →
National Hockey League →
numberOfTeams 5 →
8 →
partOf Eastern Conference →
surface form: Eastern Conference (NBA)

Western Conference →
surface form: Western Conference (NHL)
sport basketball →
ice hockey →

Referenced by (9)

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

this entity surface form: NBA Central Division
1980–81 NBA season → division → Central Division →
Chicago Bulls → division → Central Division →
Cleveland Cavaliers → division → Central Division →
Detroit Pistons → division → Central Division →
Milwaukee Bucks → division → Central Division →
Eastern Conference → hasDivision → Central Division →
Southeast → hasRivalDivision → Central Division →
Southwest Division → previousDivision → Central Division →
subject surface form: New Orleans Hornets