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NBA Playoffs
Generally called Divisions, pre-1970, the NBA Playoffs is a best-of-seven elimination tournament that ultimately leads to the decision of the final four teams who will play in the NBA Conference Finals.

The tournament is organized between sixteen teams in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Following the NBA regular season, eight teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs and are seeded one to eight.

The procedures through which the teams reach the champions level and prove their exceptional talent is surely a rigorous one. The team that has the best record in each of the three divisions in each conference is declared division champion. The three champions and the team with the best record are seeded one through four by their records.

This guarantees that the division champions will be no lower than fourth seed, and also ensures that a conference's two best teams (by record) are ranked as the top two. Of the remaining eleven conference teams, the four with the best records are seeded fifth through eighth based on their records.

In the event when the two teams end up tied for the same seed, the following tiebreakers are employed: 1. Head-to-head 2. Division record (if the teams are in the same division) 3. Conference record 4. Record vs. Playoff teams, own conference 5. Record vs. Playoff teams, other conference 6. Net points, all games

These seedings are used to create a cohort that determines the match-ups throughout the playoffs (unlike other leagues, such as the NHL, in which each round's match-ups are based on the seeds of the remaining teams). The first round of the playoffs consists of four match-ups in each conference based on the seedings.

The four winners advance to the second round with a match-up between the 1-8 and 4-5 winners and a match-up between the 2-7 and 3-6 winners. At the conclusion of the NBA Playoffs the winners of these series advance to the Conference Finals, which by then becomes the dream of every team member to go through hail and hearty.

Each round is a best-of-seven series. Series are played in such a format that the team with home-court advantage hosts games 1, 2, 5 and 7, while their opponent hosts games 3, 4, and 6, with games 5-7 being played if needed.

The NBA Finals are played in a format, where the team with home-court advantage hosts games 1, 2, 6 and 7, and their opponent hosts games 3, 4 and 5. The home-court advantage is determined in both rounds by record regardless of seed. Thus it gives a fair chance to both the teams and the set formats help in easing the situation of "who plays first".

From the first season of the NBA in 1947 the top three teams from the Eastern and Western divisions were invited to the playoffs. The two division champions played a Semifinal best-of-seven series for entry into the finals.

The other four teams played two rounds of best-of-three playoffs to face the winner of the Semifinal match. That year, the Philadelphia Warriors defeated the Chicago Stags four games to one in the first ever BAA Championship.

The 1951 through 1953 playoffs changed the Division Finals into a best-of-five playoff. In 1954, the NBA Playoffs used a Round Robin for the only time in its history. Then, from 1955 to 1966 year, the league returned to the original six-team format, expanding the Division Finals to a best-of-seven in 1958 and the Semifinals to a best-of-five in 1961.

In 1967 the field was again expanded to eight teams. A year later, the Division Semifinals were changed to best-of-seven playoff. Then, in 1975 and 1977, respectively, a fifth and sixth team were added to each Division, necessitating an additional First Round of best-of-three series.

Finally in 1984, the tournament expanded to its present 16-team format and the now-complete First Round was changed to a best-of-five playoff. In 2003 the first round was also changed to be best-of-seven.

On August 3, 2006, the NBA announced the current revised playoff seeding system. Some consider the current system to be flawed. An example of this criticism arose in the very first season with the new system.

As of April 17, 2007 with one regular season game remaining, the Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers possessed identical 49-32 records, better than both the Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat who had already clinched their respective divisions.

Due to favorable tie-breakers, Chicago would have been seeded second, while Cleveland would have been seeded no higher than fifth. On April 18, Cleveland won and Chicago lost their final regular season games.

The criticism raised in 2006 was successfully addressed by the new system, as top-seeded Detroit ultimately faced and was defeated by second seeded Cleveland in the Conference Finals.