Questions about NBA
Playoff refers to the elimination of the top eight in the East and West according to the record of the regular season. The ranking of the East and West is the first pair of eight, the second pair of seven, the third pair of six and the fourth pair of five. Being eliminated as the best of the seven games, the finals will be held after the East and West champions are decided separately.
After the end of the regular season, the top eight teams in the East and West will be ranked according to the winning percentage (winning percentage = number of games /82), and these 16 teams will qualify for the playoffs. The playoffs are first played within the East-West League, and the forms of confrontation are as follows; 1 pair is 8, the third pair is 6, the second pair is 7 and the fourth pair is 5. The elimination system is adopted in the playoffs, and the best-of-seven system is adopted in the first and second rounds. Which team wins four games first can eliminate its opponent. The home and away games are arranged according to the principle of 2, 2, 1, that is, the top team in the regular season will gain the advantages of the first two and the last three home games (first two home games, then two away games, and the last one will return to home).
The third round of the regular season (that is, the East-West Finals) and the NBA Finals attended by the East-West champions adopt the seven-game system, and the home and away games are arranged according to the principle of 2, 3 and 2.
There are currently 30 teams in the NBA, which are divided into two leagues, three divisions and six divisions. The season is divided into regular season, playoffs and finals. Each team will play 82 games in the regular season. After the end of the regular season, the top eight teams in the East-West League entered the playoffs, and the first place in each division directly entered the top three in the playoffs. The playoffs are elimination. In the first round, the East-West Alliance ranked the first pair eighth, the second pair seventh, the third pair sixth and the fourth pair fifth. Knockout until the Eastern and Western champions decide. Then the champions from the East and the West will play the final. The best of seven games is adopted in the playoffs and finals, and the team with higher winning rate in the regular season gains additional home advantage.
The first round:
First place versus eighth place champion a
Second place vs seventh champion b
Third place vs sixth champion c
Fourth place versus fifth place winner d
The second round:
A vs D winner e
The winner of b versus c, f
Final:
E versus f
The champion is the champion of the west or the east.
Finally, the battle between the East and West champions was decided.