NBA playoffs
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The NBA playoffs are the National Basketball Association’s annual postseason elimination tournament in which top teams compete for the league championship.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NBA playoffs canonical | 71 |
| NBA Playoffs | 4 |
| NBA postseason | 2 |
| National Basketball Association playoffs | 2 |
| BAA playoffs | 1 |
| NBA First Round | 1 |
| NBA playoff games | 1 |
| NBA playoffs with Portland Trail Blazers | 1 |
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 of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culminatesIn |
NBA Finals games
ⓘ
surface form:
NBA Finals
|
| currentNumberOfPlayoffTeams | 16 ⓘ |
| format | best-of-seven series ⓘ |
| formerlyCalled |
NBA playoffs
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
BAA playoffs
|
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| goesTo | NBA champion ⓘ |
| governingBody | NBA Board of Governors ⓘ |
| homeCourtAdvantageDeterminedBy | better regular season record ⓘ |
| includesTeamsFrom |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| involves |
NBA franchises
ⓘ
surface form:
NBA teams
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| mostChampionshipsTeam |
Boston Celtics
ⓘ
Los Angeles Lakers ⓘ |
| MVPaward |
NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
ⓘ
surface form:
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 games ⓘ
surface form:
NBA Finals
|
| seedingBasis | regular season standings ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| teamsPerConference | 8 ⓘ |
| tieBreaker |
conference record
ⓘ
head-to-head record ⓘ |
| trophyAwarded |
Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy
ⓘ
surface form:
Larry OBrien Championship Trophy
|
| typicalEndMonth | June ⓘ |
| typicalStartMonth | April ⓘ |
| uses | NBA play-in tournament ⓘ |
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NBA postseason
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BAA playoffs
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NBA Playoffs
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NBA franchise
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NBA postseason
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National Basketball Association playoffs
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John Wall
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NBA Playoffs
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National Basketball Association playoffs
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NBA playoff games
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NBA Playoffs
subject surface form:
Clyde Drexler
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Steve Blake