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Last Updated (Tuesday, 30 November 1999 00:00) Written by Administrator Thursday, 28 January 2010 14:30
In the current system, eight clubs from each of the league's two conferences qualify for the playoffs, with separate playoff brackets for each conference. In the 2002–03 season, the first-round series were expanded from best-of-5 to best-of-7; all other series have always been best-of-7. In all series, home games alternate between the two teams in a 2-2-1-1-1 format, except for the NBA Finals, in which the format is 2-3-2.
Last Updated (Tuesday, 30 November 1999 00:00) Written by Administrator Thursday, 28 January 2010 14:32
Michael Jordan's biography on the NBA website states, "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time." Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s.
Last Updated (Tuesday, 30 November 1999 00:00) Written by Administrator Thursday, 28 January 2010 14:34