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No, only division winners can host the divisional round of the playoffs.
The Atlanta Thrashers.
L.A. Lakers
There is no rule for how many wins are needed to be in the playoffs. The more wins the better but, the team only needs to be a division leader and therefore automatically given a playoff spot.
There are four teams from each league that make the playoffs. Each league is divided into three divisions. Each division winner gets an automatic bid to the playoffs. There is a fourth team from each league that makes the playoffs and this team is called the 'wildcard' team. The wildcard team is the team that has the best overall win loss record of those teams that did not win their division.
A team gets the first round bye in the playoffs if it has one of the top two records in its conference.
When your team gets the first round bye they draw no opponent in the first round and advance to the second round as if they have already won a game. Basically they get a win before the playoffs even start...
No, only division winners can host the divisional round of the playoffs.
The NBA team that was first to be swept out was the San Antonio spurs and yet they were the 2007 NBA Champions.
Oakland
Because they're the most fun team to watch get bounced out of the playoffs in the first round every year!
Eight. Four teams make the playoffs in each league. There are three divisions in each league and the three teams that wind up in first place in their division make the playoffs. The fourth team to make the playoffs is the team that did not win their division but has the best overall record of all the teams that did not win their division. That team is called the "wildcard" team.
The Atlanta Thrashers.
Chicago Blackhawks
Yes, the Seattle Seahawks won the division in 2010 with a NFL worst record of 7-9, making the playoffs ahead of the 6-10 49ers. The Seahawks lost to the Chicago Bears in the divisional round, then the Bears lost to the Green Bay Packers 21-14 and the packers won Super Bowl XLV, beating the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25.
L.A. Lakers
There is no rule for how many wins are needed to be in the playoffs. The more wins the better but, the team only needs to be a division leader and therefore automatically given a playoff spot.