Now, here's Mike Sykes The NBA's playoff format has been a ... the league to dump conferences when it comes to playoffs and just adopt a 1-16 seed format, similar to what the WNBA has done with ...

The first year the NBA playoffs began in April was 1975. Since 2020, two teams from each conference ... die game for the right to play the No. 1 seed. All series from that point forward are ...