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The 1976 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1975–76 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Conference champion Phoenix Suns 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. The series was highlighted by Game 5, a 3-OT victory by Boston.
October 23, 1975 – April 11, 1976 April 13 – May 18, 1976 (Playoffs) May 23 – June 6, 1976 (Finals) Number of games: 82: Number of teams: 18: TV partner(s) CBS: Draft; Top draft pick: David Thompson: Picked by: Atlanta Hawks: Regular season; Top seed: Golden State Warriors: Season MVP: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (L.A. Lakers) Top scorer: Bob ...
The 1976 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round for the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1975–76 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeated the Western Conference champion Phoenix Suns 4 games to 2 to win their 13th NBA Championship.
Christmas fell on a Saturday in 1976. In order to avoid scheduling playoff games on the holiday, the regular season opened a week earlier than normal (September 12, the second Sunday of the month, rather than the customary third Sunday) so that the Divisional Playoffs could be held on December 18 and 19 instead of December 25 and 26, and thus no games would be needed on Christmas Day.
NFL playoff picture Week 15 The NFL enters Week 15 with 25-of-32 teams still in the hunt for a postseason spot. Only 14 will eventually be left standing after Week 18, meaning plenty of teams are ...
AFC playoff picture y – 1. Kansas City Chiefs (14-1), AFC West champions: QB Patrick Mahomes weathered Saturday's win over Houston, which means K.C. gets the No. 1 seed if Buffalo loses Sunday.
In 1982, the league held a 16-team tournament due to the players strike, which reduced the regular season to just 9 games. The playoffs expanded to 12 teams for the 1990 season, and again to 14 teams for the 2020 season, with an additional game added to this week in each year. Teams who later went on to win the Super Bowl that season are in bold.
Current NFC playoff picture. According to NFL.com, this is the current NFC playoff picture. In the playoffs: Detroit Lions (10-1) Philadelphia Eagles (9-2) Seattle Seahawks (6-5) Atlanta Falcons (6-5)