NBA playoffs

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basketball tournament postseason tournament sports competition

The NBA playoffs are the National Basketball Association’s annual postseason elimination tournament in which top teams compete for the league championship.

Aliases (3)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	basketball tournament → postseason tournament → sports competition →
broadcastOn	ABC → ESPN → NBA TV → TNT →
competitionType	elimination tournament →
conference	Eastern Conference → Western Conference →
country	United States →
culminatesIn	NBA Finals →
currentNumberOfPlayoffTeams	16 →
format	best-of-seven series →
formerlyCalled	BAA playoffs →
frequency	annual →
goesTo	NBA champion →
governingBody	NBA Board of Governors →
homeCourtAdvantageDeterminedBy	better regular season record →
includesTeamsFrom	Canada → United States →
involves	NBA teams →
language	English →
mostChampionshipsTeam	Boston Celtics → Los Angeles Lakers →
MVPaward	Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award →
numberOfConferences	2 →
organizer	National Basketball Association →
overtimeRule	five-minute overtime periods →
partOf	National Basketball Association season →
playInTournamentIntroduced	2020 →
purpose	determine NBA champion →
qualification	regular season record →
region	North America →
round	Conference Finals → Conference Semifinals → First Round → NBA Finals →
seedingBasis	regular season standings →
sport	basketball →
startYear	1947 →
teamsPerConference	8 →
tieBreaker	conference record → head-to-head record →
trophyAwarded	Larry OBrien Championship Trophy →
typicalEndMonth	June →
typicalStartMonth	April →
uses	NBA play-in tournament →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Eastern Conference Finals → NBA play-in tournament ("NBA postseason") → Western Conference Finals →	partOf
Pacific Division → Southeast →	seasonStructure
Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy →	associatedWith
Terry Stotts →	competitionClass
Inside the NBA →	coversCompetition
NBA Most Valuable Player Award →	excludesPhase
NBA playoffs ("BAA playoffs") →	formerlyCalled
NBA franchise →	hasSeasonType
Eastern Conference Finals →	loserEliminatedFrom
Glenn Anton Rivers →	participantIn
Sean Marks →	participatedIn
Reggie Williams →	playedIn
Uncut Gems →	plotKeyword
NBA All-Star Game →	relatedTo
NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award →	scope
NBA Awards ("NBA Playoffs") →	timePeriod
Game 6 →	typicalContext