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The NBA Finals was initially structured in a 2–2–1–1–1 format. [4] In 1985 , to ease the amount of cross-country travel, it was changed to a 2–3–2 format, in which the first two and last two games of the series were played at the arena of the team who earned home-court advantage by having the better record during the regular season.
The playoff format in place for the 2005 and 2006 NBA playoffs created controversy and would be changed prior to the 2006–07 NBA season. [ 7 ] Prior to 2004, when the NBA was aligned into two conferences with two divisions each, the division champions were guaranteed the top two seeds.
All NBA Finals have been played in a best-of-seven format, and are contested between the winners of the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference (formerly Divisions before 1970), except in 1950 when the Eastern Division champion faced the winner between the Western and Central Division champions.
This ensures that, if the home team wins every game, the team with home-field advantage never trails in the series. From 1985 to 2013, the NBA finals used the "2–3–2" format (the team with the home-court advantage plays games 1, 2, 6, and 7 on their home court). This can theoretically allow the team with the home-court advantage to trail in ...
Victory in this year’s Finals would give the Celtics a record-breaking 18th NBA title, taking them past the Los Angeles Lakers as the most successful franchise in the league. Jayson Tatum is ...
What is the NBA Finals schedule? Game 1: Celtics won 107-89 on Thursday, June 6, at TD Garden in Boston. Game 2: Sunday, June 9, at 8 p.m. ET at TD Garden in Boston. Game 3: Wednesday, June 12, at ...
The Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy is awarded annually to the winning team of the NBA Finals, the league's championship series that concludes the playoffs. The NBA playoffs begin in April after the conclusion of the regular season and play-in tournament with the top eight teams in each conference, [154] regardless of divisional alignment ...
The NBA Finals start June 6, when the Celtics will take on the Mavericks at home. Here's a look at the rest of schedule for the Finals, per NBA.com . Game 1 at Boston: June 6 at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC.