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The Thunder also became the seventh different Western Conference 1-seed in the last seven years, the longest stretch in the West since the 16-team format began in 1984. [3] The Boston Celtics finished first in the Eastern Conference standings by 14 games, which was the largest margin between No. 1 and No. 2 in either conference since 1976. [4]
The 2023 playoffs also marked the first time two teams seeded 7th or lower won a playoff series in a single postseason, and the first time two teams seeded 7th or lower reached the Conference Finals. The 1956–57 St. Louis Hawks , 1958–59 Minneapolis Lakers and the 1980–81 Houston Rockets are the only teams with losing records (34–38, 33 ...
The NBA first awarded conference championship trophies in 2001. [4] In 2022, both were redesigned, and named the Bob Cousy Trophy for the Eastern Conference and the Oscar Robertson Trophy for the Western Conference, in honor of two men who were instrumental in developing and advancing the players' labor union, the National Basketball Players Association.
Breaking down the NBA standings and remaining schedules as the Kings battle multiple teams for the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference. Breaking down NBA’s wild West playoff race as Kings enter ...
The 2023-24 NBA regular season has come to an end, and we now know the six playoff teams in each conference, as well as the four teams vying in the play-in tournament for the final two seeds in ...
The Phoenix Suns have clinched the top seed in the NBA Western Conference playoffs, but the East No. 1 seed is still very much up for grabs. NBA playoff picture, standings: Phoenix Suns dominant ...
The Warriors lost a playoff series to a Western Conference opponent for the first time in the Steve Kerr era (since 2014–15). With the Lakers' series win over the Warriors, LeBron James earned his 41st career playoff series win, setting a new NBA record for the most career playoff series wins and surpassing Derek Fisher's previous record of 40.
Here are the power rankings for the four remaining NBA playoff teams. ... City Thunder during the first quarter in Game Six of the Western Conference Second Round Playoffs at American Airlines ...