what are nba playoff tiebreakers?
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['Better record in head-to-head games.', 'Division winner (this criterion is applied regardless of whether the tied teams are in the same division)', 'Higher winning percentage within division (if teams are in the same division)', 'Higher winning percentage in conference games.']
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If two or more teams remain tied after applying that criteria, the team(s) that are not tied are assigned their seed and the tiebreaker criteria restarts with the remaining teams. Example: Teams A, B, and C are all tied at the end of the season.
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In each round, the team with the better regular-season record is rewarded with home-court advantage. A playoff series follows a 2-2-1-1-1 home/away format. This means that, of the seven games in a series, the team with the better seed plays games 1, 2, 5 and 7 at home.
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The winner for each week will be the player with the highest score. In the event of a tie, the player who guessed closest to the actual point total of the tiebreaker game will win. Should any players still be tied after applying the tiebreaker, the pot will be divided equally among those players.
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When a Player selects a game of Basketball for a Moneyline selection, a Visitor Win means that the visiting team must win by six (6) or more points; a Tie is a game which is decided by five (5) points or less, including a tied score; and a Home Win means that the home team must win by six (6) or more points.
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If there is a tie for both wild card and division title spots, then the first designations will match teams competing for their division title. If still tied, the next most recent intraleague game is added into this winning percentage (skipping games between tied teams) until not all teams are tied.
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Points from group stage matches involving the tied teams The first tiebreaker at this stage is results between the teams: If one side in a two-way tie won the match against the other than it moves on. If three teams are still tied at this stage, the highest point total in games between the teams involved gets the nod.
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Today, playoff seeding is decided by conference standings, making divisions largely irrelevant. The only implication that persists is one additional regular season matchup. Divisions in the NBA are silly but they exist and are a factor when predicting win totals because you play those teams 16 times.
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All rounds are best-of-seven series. Series are played in the 2–2–1–1–1 format, meaning the team with home-court advantage hosts games 1, 2, 5, and 7, while their opponent hosts games 3, 4, and 6, with games 5–7 being played if needed.
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The schedule format was approved by the league's Board of Governors during the offseason. Eight teams will once again qualify for the playoffs. The three division winners will now automatically receive the top three seeds in the playoffs, based on their records and tiebreakers.
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All rounds are best-of-seven series; the team that has four wins advances to the next round. All rounds, including the NBA Finals, are in a 2–2–1–1–1 format.
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Fantasy basketball scoring determined by scoring type. In a win/loss league, you score your players in each category with a win or loss for that category. Then add up all the wins and losses at the end of the season and compare each team's win/loss record.
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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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One-game tiebreakers are played between teams tied for a division championship or a league's second wildcard berth. ... Two teams tied for a division did not play a tiebreaker if their records were better than all non-division winners in their league.
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Teams will be awarded three points in the conference standings for a win in regulation or the 5-on-5 overtime period. If the game is tied following the 5-on-5 overtime, both teams will receive one point, with a second point being awarded to the team that wins in either the 3-on-3 overtime period or the shootout.
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If 3 or 4 teams, tied for the same division's lead, both win on Day 1, then the A/B winner will host the C/D winner to determine the division title. The loser of this Day 2 game will earn a wild card spot. If four teams are competing for three spots, the A/B loser hosts the C/D loser for the a wild card.
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Playoff Format The number of playoff rounds increased from three to four. The top two seeds receive a bye to the semifinals (third round), and the third and fourth seeds receive a bye to the second round. Teams will be re-seeded after each postseason round. The first and second rounds are single elimination.