no, you have to be in the top 8 of your conference
No, the eighty two games are just for the number of regular season games for each team in the NBA.
An NBA playoffs series typically consists of seven games.
There are no set number of games a team has to win to make the NBA playoffs. After the 82-game regular season, the top 8 teams in each conference make the playoffs. Usually, if a ten can finish at least 41-41 they stand a moderate chance of sneaking into the playoffs as one of the lower teams for their conference, and often one or two teams with losing records will make it.
There are a total of 16 games played in the NBA playoffs, with each series being a best-of-seven format.
A team needs to win 16 games in the NBA playoffs to become champions.
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82 games per season(not counting the playoffs), 16-28 games during the playoffs
The NBA playoffs consist of four rounds, with each round being a best-of-seven series. This means that teams play up to seven games in each round, with the total number of games played in the playoffs varying depending on how many games each series goes. Typically, a team would play a minimum of 16 games to win the NBA championship.
The Houston Rockets won the 1995 NBA playoffs. They beat the Orlando Magic four games to none in the NBA Finals.
The First Round of the NBA Playoffs was changed from best-of-5 to best-of-7 before the 2003 playoffs. The 2002 playoffs was the last time there was best-of-5.
82 games.
No, the Philadelphia 76ers did not make the NBA Playoffs in the 1987-1988 NBA Season.