Eastern Conference First Round
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The Eastern Conference First Round is the opening playoff series stage in the NBA’s Eastern Conference, where qualifying teams compete in best-of-seven matchups to advance toward the conference semifinals.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NBA playoff round
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basketball competition stage ⓘ |
| advancementRule | winning team of each series advances to Eastern Conference Semifinals ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | best-of-seven series ⓘ |
| conference | Eastern Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eliminationRule | losing team of each series is eliminated from playoffs ⓘ |
| followedBy | Eastern Conference Semifinals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows |
NBA Play-In Tournament
NERFINISHED
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NBA regular season ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Canada
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | NBA Board of Governors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeCourtAdvantage | higher seed ⓘ |
| includes |
Game 1
ⓘ
Game 2 ⓘ Game 3 ⓘ Game 4 ⓘ Game 5 (if necessary) ⓘ Game 6 (if necessary) ⓘ Game 7 (if necessary) ⓘ |
| league | NBA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| level | conference level ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
national television in the United States
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regional sports networks ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 8 ⓘ |
| occursDuring | NBA postseason ⓘ |
| organizer | National Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Conference playoffs
NERFINISHED
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NBA playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousFormat | best-of-five series ⓘ |
| previousFormatEndSeason | 2001–02 NBA season ⓘ |
| purpose | determine qualifiers for Eastern Conference Semifinals ⓘ |
| roundNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| seedingBasis |
play-in tournament results
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regular season standings ⓘ |
| seriesLength | up to 7 games ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startEraBestOfSeven | 2003–04 NBA season ⓘ |
| tieBreakerForSeeding | regular season tiebreaker rules ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | spring ⓘ |
| typicalMatchup |
1st seed vs 8th seed
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2nd seed vs 7th seed ⓘ 3rd seed vs 6th seed ⓘ 4th seed vs 5th seed ⓘ |
| winCondition | first team to 4 wins ⓘ |
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