NBA Finals
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The
National Basketball Association (NBA) (formerly
Basketball Association of America (BAA) from 1946–49)
Finals is the championship series for the NBA and the conclusion of the sport's
postseason. All Finals have been played in a
best-of-seven format, and contested between the winners of the
Eastern Conference and the
Western Conference (formerly Divisions before 1970), except in
1950 in which the Eastern Division champion faced the winner between the Western and
Central Divisionchampions. Prior to
1949, the playoffs were instituted a three-stage tournament where the two semifinal winners played each other in the finals.
[1][2][3] The winning team of the series receives the
Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy.
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Trophy
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