how many games do you have to win to go to the nba playoffs?
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It is possible for a 24 win team to get into the playoffs. So each team plays 4 games against its 4 division opponents (16), 4 games against 6 in conference out of division opponents (24), 3 games vs remaining 4 in conference opponents (12), and 2 games vs out of conference opponents (30).
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The top 4 teams in the league standings at end of the regular season qualify for a 2-week postseason tournament to determine a league champion. The next 4 teams (or the next 2 for 6 team leagues) by rank play consolation rounds to determine 5th-8th (or 5th and 6th) place.
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Currently, the Conference Finals are played in a best-of-7 series like the NBA Playoffs and Finals. The two series are played in late May each year after the first and second rounds of the Playoffs and before the Finals.
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Though RCB can still qualify for the playoffs if they win four out of four but that will only happen if the results of the matches of other teams end up in their favour. ... In 17 upcoming matches, 8-9 matches need to go in a certain manner for the Royal Challengers Bangalore to qualify.
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Playoff bracket In each round, teams compete in a best-of-seven series following a 2–2–1–1–1 format (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series).
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The NBA post-season (playoffs) consists of 4 best-of-seven series or rounds, including the finals. “Best-of-seven” means the team to first win four games, wins the series and advances to the next round and so on until they reach the finals.
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With only eight regular-season games left, this means the Rockets have officially clinched a playoff spot, assuming the season moves forward according to the plan. Houston has now made the NBA playoffs in all eight seasons since acquiring superstar guard James Harden in October 2012.
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Q: How many total games will each team in the 22-team field have played before the playoffs begin? It varies by team, but most of the 22 teams will play 72 or 73 games after the eight "seeding games" are added to their regular-season game total.
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A 64-team tournament would require 63 games to determine a winner, while a 32-team tournament would require 31 games. The difference is 63 - 31 or 32 games.
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The NBA has a maximum of 8 preseason games. Each team is required to play at least four.
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To win the Stanley Cup, a team must win 16 playoff games, 4 in each of the 4 rounds. The playoffs have 4 rounds. Each round is a best-of-seven series. This means up to seven games are played until one team wins 4 of the games.
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The OHL playoffs consist of the top 16 teams in the league, 8 from each conference. The teams play a best-of-seven game series, and the winner of each series advances to the next round. The final two teams eventually compete for the J. Ross Robertson Cup.
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Bengaluru Bulls (P:19, Pts: 58, SD: +12) The defending champions Bengaluru Bulls need to win one of their three remaining games to ensure qualification for the playoffs. A tie and two defeats by less than 8 points would also ensure progress, so will two ties and a loss.
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With the amount of competition down the table, there is a chance of at least one team finishing in the top four with 14 points after 16 points being the minimum in the previous two seasons. In fact, there is a marginal chance of teams making it to the playoffs even with 12 points this year.
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2020 NBA playoffs. The 2020 NBA playoffs will be the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2019–20 season. The playoffs were originally scheduled to begin on April 18.
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The seedings are based on each team's record. Each conference's bracket is fixed; there is no reseeding. All rounds are best-of-seven series; the series ends when one team wins four games, and that team advances to the next round. All rounds, including the NBA Finals, are in a 2–2–1–1–1 format.
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In the Stanley Cup Finals, the first team to win four games is declared Stanley Cup champion for that season. Each matchup is played in a 2-2-1-1-1 format, with the team that has home-ice advantage hosting games one, two, five and seven. The other team hosts games three, four and six.