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The NBA Playoffs

The National Basketball Association and member teams have a long and colorful history. Here are a few milestones for the famous lead-up to the Finals:

The NBA was renamed in 1950 from the Basketball Association of America.
The first playoffs were held in 1947 as a three-stage tournament, similar to the Stanley Cup of the 1930s for hockey. Two first-place teams qualified directly to the semifinals where they played each other in a best-of-seven match.
In 1984, the tournament expanded to sixteen teams; the first round was changed in 2003 to best-of-seven.
The Chicago Bulls, the San Antonio Spurs and the Sacramento Kings are the only teams to have never lost in the Finals–winning 6, 4 and 1 respectively.
The 1999 Knicks are the only 8th seeded team ever to reach the Finals.
The Boston Celtics possess the most overall finals series wins with an overall record of 17-4.
In 1999, the San Antonio Spurs owned the longest playoff winning streak for a single postseason–12 straight wins in the playoffs and a 15-2 finish overall.
The longest ever streak of playoff appearances belongs to the Syracuse Nationals (who became the Philadelphia 76ers). They made the playoffs 22 years in a row from 1949 to 1971.
The top 50 Players in NBA history have accumulated 107 NBA Championships, 49 Most Valuable Player Awards, 17 Rookie of the Year honors, 447 All-Star Game selections, 36 scoring titles, 923,791 total points and 410,327 total rebounds

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