Eastern Conference playoffs
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The Eastern Conference playoffs are the NBA’s postseason tournament for teams from the league’s Eastern Conference, determining which team advances to the NBA Finals.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eastern Conference playoff teams | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NBA postseason tournament
ⓘ
basketball competition ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | national television in the United States ⓘ |
| conference | Eastern Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| determines |
Eastern Conference champion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Conference representative in the NBA Finals ⓘ |
| firstSeasonAsCurrentConferenceStructure | 1970–71 NBA season ⓘ |
| follows | NBA regular season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | men ⓘ |
| governingBody | NBA Board of Governors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAward | Eastern Conference championship trophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormatChangeHistory | seeding and qualification rules have changed over time ⓘ |
| hasTiebreakerCriteria |
conference record
ⓘ
division winner status ⓘ head-to-head record ⓘ |
| higherSeedAdvantage | home-court advantage ⓘ |
| includesTeamsFrom |
Atlantic Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves | best-of-seven Conference Finals series ⓘ |
| league | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| level | professional ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 8 ⓘ |
| objective | to determine Eastern Conference champion ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
NBA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | NBA playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playoffType | conference playoffs ⓘ |
| region | Eastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
NBA Finals
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Conference playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| round |
Conference Finals
ⓘ
Conference Semifinals ⓘ First Round ⓘ |
| seedingBasis | regular season record ⓘ |
| seedingOrder | 1 through 8 ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| timeOfYear |
early summer
ⓘ
spring ⓘ |
| usesFormat |
best-of-seven series
ⓘ
bracket tournament ⓘ |
| winnerAdvancesTo | NBA Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Eastern Conference playoff teams