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Officially considered separate from the NBA playoffs, the NBA play-in tournament uses a modified Page playoff format in which the seventh- and eighth-place teams play each other in a qualification game, with the winner being given the opportunity to play as the seventh seed of the playoffs. Meanwhile, the ninth- and tenth-place teams play each ...
The 1998–99 NBA lockout, which lasted for more than six months and forced the 1998–99 season to be shortened to 50 regular season games per team and that season's All-Star Game to be canceled. The 2011 NBA lockout , which lasted for five months and forced the 2011–12 season to be shortened to 66 regular season games per team.
Youngest/Oldest player to start in a playoff game; Youngest: Jonathan Kuminga is the youngest player to start in a playoff game, he logged a total of 17 minutes and 35 seconds, scored 18 points, grabbed 2 rebounds and had 1 assist in the game for the Golden State Warriors against the Memphis Grizzlies at the age of 19 years, 213 days on May 7 ...
The NBA’s postseason playoff pool has soared in the last two years. It rose nearly $10 million last year — and went up almost $7 million more this year. This year's pool total: $33,657,947.
The league currently consists of thirty teams, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada. Each team plays 82 games in the regular season. Eight teams from each of the league's two conferences qualify for the playoffs. The winners of the Conference finals advance to the finals to determine the NBA champions.
The 76ers won two NBA championships during their streak. In 2019 the San Antonio Spurs tied the NBA record of 22 consecutive playoff appearances. The Spurs' streak started in the 1998 NBA playoffs and ended after missing the 2020 NBA playoffs. The Spurs won five NBA championships during their streak. The Boston Celtics hold the longest ...
1. Boston Celtics (63-18) Clinched No. 1 seed and first-round playoff series vs. No. 8 seed (determined by play-in tournament) 2. Milwaukee Bucks (49-32)
In the 2012 playoffs, the Chicago Bulls were eliminated after losing Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah to injuries, and the New York Knicks lost to the Miami Heat while losing Baron Davis and Iman Shumpert to knee injuries. The Heat were not immune, losing Chris Bosh for most of the playoffs en route to their NBA championship. Stern initially said ...