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Intradivisional rivalries comprise games between opponents in the same division. Since the 2004–05 NBA season, there are 30 teams in six divisions of 5 teams each. Each team plays each division opponent 4 times during the regular season (twice at home, twice away) for a total of 16 games out of 82 total regular season games.
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There are intra-division rivalries among teams from New York City and Philadelphia in each of the five major leagues, as seen in the rivalries between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League East, the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC East, the Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers in the ...
This category is for articles about long-standing rivalries in Basketball. Articles about individual matches can be found in Category:Basketball games . Subcategories
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Rockets win the Midwest Division for the first time. Rockets lose 1986 NBA Finals. 1986–87: Tie 3–3: Mavericks, 3–0: Rockets, 3–0: Rockets 25–17: Mavericks win the Midwest Division for the first time. 1987–88: Mavericks: 4–2: Mavericks, 2–1: Mavericks, 2–1: Rockets 27–21: 1988 Western Conference First Round: Mavericks: 3–1 ...
It adopted the name National Basketball Association at the start of the 1949–50 season when it absorbed the National Basketball League (NBL). [1] The NBA is an active member of USA Basketball, which is recognized by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) as the National Governing Body (NGB) for basketball in the country. [2]
The first playoff meeting was in the Division Semifinals of the 1950–51 season. This was the first round of the playoffs and a best-of-three series. The Knicks swept the Celtics and got to the NBA Finals, but lost to the Rochester Royals. The clubs squared off in the Division Semifinals once again in the following season.