The NBA Playoffs Are Months Away. But Math Says Only Three Teams Can Win the Title.
According to basketball history, a team must win 40 games before it loses 20 to be a genuine championship contender. This year, three teams made the cut.
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How Many Teams Make the NBA Playoffs? A Look at the Past & Present of Playoff Expansion
Over the years, the NBA playoffs have seen significant changes. Evolving with the league itself, initially the playoffs were a much smaller, shorter affair—which was reflective of the size and ...
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Biggest Underdog NBA Teams Making Surprising Playoff Push This Season
The NBA postseason is only a few weeks away and the standings are starting to take some shape in each conference. While we won't know who will make the playoffs until right before they start ...
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NBA power rankings: Every team ranked by championship odds as playoff race heats up
We've reached what can often the most meaningful stretch of the NBA's 82-game regular season ‒ after the NBA trade deadline and NBA All-Star Game but before the NBA playoffs seeding has been ...
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Cavaliers become first NBA team to clinch playoff spot with win over Heat
The Cleveland Cavaliers are headed to the playoffs. The Cavaliers became the ... which marks their best stretch since they reached the NBA Finals in four consecutive seasons with LeBron James ...
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Answering the biggest questions for the NBA's playoff races
Turning the calendar to March means the NBA stretch run is underway ... the top title contenders as well as teams aspiring to deep playoff runs and those hoping to simply crash the party through ...
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NBA Futures odds: Championship, conference, playoffs chances
The Boston Celtics are the favorites to win the NBA Championship, which would be their second consecutive and 19th overall in franchise history. To do so, the Celtics will have to hold off the New ...