In addition to regular season, playoff series, summer league and other events, the NBA will also usher in a "new game" in the 2023-2024 season-the mid-season championship. On August 16, Beijing time, the League announced the event grouping and schedule. The group match will start on June 165438+ 10, and the final will be staged on February 10. As a professional league with a history of more than 70 years, the championship is embedded in the season.
This attempt reflects the innovative ability of NBA, and it is also a new exploration for this commercial sports league to create more value. According to the schedule system, 30 teams in the league will be divided into 6 groups according to the east and west parts, and 8 teams will advance to the knockout stage. 14 finals, semi-finals and finals are all single-game elimination system. The semi-finals and championship will be held in Las Vegas on February 8th and 60th, Beijing time. The team that laughs last will win the championship trophy "NBA Cup".
Included in the regular season.
At the same time, the league will also award MVP and Best Team Award. The match day of this event is called "Tournament Night" and is scheduled to be held every Wednesday and Saturday. Each team will play four designated group matches on "Tournament Night", including two home games and two away games. At first glance, this concept is really a bit like the "Saturday night game" of CBA. It is worth mentioning that the "cup" competition system also gives some middle and lower reaches teams the possibility of being upset.
After more than 70 years of development, the division between strong teams and weak teams has basically taken shape, which has also led to a long reconstruction period for many weak teams. Teams that exceed13 have never won the championship. The grouping of mid-season champions is based on last season's ranking. For those teams that do not have the ability to compete for the championship in the traditional season, if it is difficult to win the championship, they can also use an "NBA Cup" to prove themselves first.