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  3. The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). It is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier professional basketball league in the world.

    • History of The NBA
    • Teams
    • Regular Season
    • Playoffs
    • References

    Creation and merger

    In 1946, The Basketball Association of America (BAA) was formed. Its founders were owners of the major ice hockey arenas in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States and Canada. On November 1, 1946, the Toronto Huskies hosted the New York Knickerbockers. This was the first game played in NBA history. There were earlier attempts at professional basketball leagues. Examples are the American Basketball League and the NBL. The BAA was the first league to play in major cities. They played in l...

    The NBA contains 30 teams. 15 are in the Eastern Conference and 15 are in the Western Conference. Each conference has three divisions with 5 teams. Teams play other teams in their division often. All teams play all other teams in a season. The Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakershave won 17 championships each. No other teams have won more cham...

    Teams begin training camps in September. This allows the coaching staff to observe their players. Teams play preseason games. These do not count for a team's final season record. The weaker players get cut. Other players stay on the team and get paid. The NBA regular season begins in the last week of October. All teams play 82 games during a normal...

    At the end of every NBA regular season, the NBA Playoffs begin. 8 teams from each, the western, and the eastern conference are assigned a seed 1-8. Home court advantage is always determined by seed; higher seed=home court advantage. In the first round of the playoffs, the 1 seed plays the 8 seed;2 plays 7; 3 plays 6; 4 plays 5. All playoff rounds a...

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  4. 2 days ago · National Basketball Association (NBA), professional basketball league formed in the United States in 1949 by the merger of two rival organizations, the National Basketball League and the Basketball Association of America. Learn more about the history and organization of the NBA in this article.

    Season
    Winner
    Runner-up
    Results
    2022–23
    Denver Nuggets
    Miami Heat
    4–1
    2021–22
    Golden State Warriors
    Boston Celtics
    4–2
    2020–21
    Milwaukee Bucks
    Phoenix Suns
    4–2
    2019–20
    Los Angeles Lakers
    Miami Heat
    4–2
    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  5. Sep 26, 2019 · Learn about the history, rules, teams, players, programs and more of the NBA, the world's premier basketball league. Find out how to watch, attend and get involved in the NBA on and off the court.

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  6. Timeline of the NBA. The following is a timeline of the expansion and evolution of franchises in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The league was formed as the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1946 and took its current name in 1949.

  7. The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the major professional basketball league in North America. The league was founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). The league adopted its current name at the start of 1949–50 season when it merged with the National Basketball League (NBL).

    Year [a](regular Season)
    Top Seed(regular Season)
    Record(regular Season)
    Year [b](playoffs)
    58–24 (.707)
    64–18 (.780)
    52–20 (.722)
    56–17 (.767)
  8. May 30, 2023 · The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). It is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier professional basketball league in the world.