Current season, competition or edition: 2024 NBA playoffs | |
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| Sport | Basketball |
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| Founded | 1946 |
| No. of teams | 16 (postseason), 20 (including play-in tournament) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Boston Celtics (2024) |
| Most titles | Boston Celtics (18) |
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| Official website | National Basketball Association |
The National Basketball Association (NBA) playoffs is the annual elimination tournament held to determine the league champion. The four-round, best-of-seven tournament is held after the league's regular season and its preliminary postseason tournament, the NBA play-in tournament. Six teams from each of the two conferences automatically advance to the playoffs based on regular season winning percentage, while those teams finishing seven through 10 from each conference compete in the play-in tournament to determine the final two playoff seeds.