Eastern Conference and Western Conference
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The Eastern Conference and Western Conference are the two primary geographic groupings of teams that structure regular-season play and playoff qualification in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eastern Conference and Western Conference canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | NBA conference ⓘ |
| competitionType |
professional club competition
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professional club competition ⓘ |
| conferenceChampionshipAward |
Eastern Conference championship
NERFINISHED
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Western Conference championship ⓘ |
| conferenceFinalsTrophy |
Bob Cousy Trophy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oscar Robertson Trophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| foundedAsCurrentStructure |
2004
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2004 ⓘ |
| geographicalBasis |
eastern North America
ⓘ
western North America ⓘ |
| governingBody |
NBA Board of Governors
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NBA Board of Governors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
Atlantic Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwest Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwest Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTeam |
Boston Celtics
NERFINISHED
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Dallas Mavericks NERFINISHED ⓘ Golden State Warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ Miami Heat NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Knicks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leagueLevel |
major professional sports league
ⓘ
major professional sports league ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams |
15
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15 ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Basketball Association
NERFINISHED
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National Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playoffFormat |
teams 7–10 participate in play-in tournament
ⓘ
teams 7–10 participate in play-in tournament ⓘ top 6 teams qualify directly for playoffs ⓘ top 6 teams qualify directly for playoffs ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Eastern Division (NBA)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Division (NBA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport |
basketball
ⓘ
basketball ⓘ |
| usedFor |
playoff qualification
ⓘ
playoff qualification ⓘ regular-season scheduling ⓘ regular-season scheduling ⓘ |
| winnerAdvancesTo |
NBA Finals
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NBA Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
NBA realignment of 2004–05 season
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conferenceStructure
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Eastern Conference and Western Conference
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