Western Conference champion

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The Western Conference champion is the NBA team that emerges as the top seed from the Western Conference playoffs and advances to the NBA Finals.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NBA team designation
basketball award
sports title
appliesTo Western Conference NERFINISHED
associatedWith Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy NERFINISHED
Oscar Robertson Trophy NERFINISHED
conference championship banner
awardedTo NBA franchise
category NBA conference championships NERFINISHED
basketball conference champions
competition NBA playoffs NERFINISHED
competitionStage NBA Conference Finals NERFINISHED
conference playoffs
conference Western Conference NERFINISHED
confersQualificationFor NBA Finals NERFINISHED
determinedBy best-of-seven Western Conference Finals series
outcome of Western Conference playoffs
firstAwardedInLeague 1970–71 NBA season
frequency annual
governingBody National Basketball Association NERFINISHED
hasHomeCourtAdvantageAgainst Eastern Conference champion (based on regular-season record)
hasOppositeNumber Eastern Conference champion in same season
isNot guarantee of winning NBA championship
language English
league NBA NERFINISHED
numberOfRoundsToWin three Western Conference playoff rounds
opposes Eastern Conference champion in NBA Finals
partOf NBA postseason structure
National Basketball Association NERFINISHED
playoffFormat best-of-seven series in each round
predecessor Western Division champion
region Western United States NERFINISHED
relatedTitle Eastern Conference champion
NBA champion
requires qualification for NBA playoffs
winning Western Conference Finals
seasonType postseason
selectionMethod playoff elimination tournament
sport basketball
status top team of Western Conference for that season
titleHeldBy one NBA team per season
usedIn NBA historical records NERFINISHED
team achievement statistics
winnerReceives conference championship rings (team-issued)
conference championship trophy

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Western Conference Final determines Western Conference champion
ABA Western Conference determined Western Conference champion