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The Atlantic Division is one of the three divisions in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The division consists of five teams, the Boston Celtics, the Brooklyn Nets, the New York Knicks, the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Toronto Raptors. All teams, except the Raptors, are located on the East Coast of the United ...
This is a list of National Basketball Association team abbreviations and acronyms. Abbreviation/ Acronym Franchise ATL Atlanta Hawks: BOS Boston Celtics: BKN
Each league is divided into the Eastern (AL, NL), Central (AL, NL), and Western (AL, NL) divisions, with all six divisions having 5 teams each. Each league produces six teams for postseason play , with each division winner also guaranteed one of the top three seeds, even if their record is lower than the league's top wild card teams .
Both conferences consist of 15 teams organized into three divisions. The Eastern Conference comprises the Atlantic , Central , and Southeast Divisions. The current divisional alignment was adopted at the start of the 2004–05 season , when the now Charlotte Hornets began play as the NBA's 30th franchise.
The NBA originated in 1946 with 11 teams, and through a sequence of team expansions, reductions and relocations consists of 30 teams – 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. The current league organization divides 30 teams into two 15-team conferences [155] of three divisions with five teams each.
Both the National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Hockey League (NHL) are divided into Eastern and Western Conferences. The conferences in the NFL, NBA, and NHL are further divided into subsets, all of which are called divisions. These are geographically based, and teams play their divisional opponents more than any others, and then ...
The Central Division is one of the three divisions in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The division consists of five teams, the Chicago Bulls , the Cleveland Cavaliers , the Detroit Pistons , the Indiana Pacers , and the Milwaukee Bucks .
The Philadelphia 76ers, also known colloquially as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. [b] The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.