Even in the long history of NBA, the changes of game system such as NBA mid-season match are very creative. Since the birth of BAA, the predecessor of NBA, regular season+playoffs has been the fixed game system of NBA, which has remained basically unchanged for more than 70 years. Even if there is a change, it is only the number of participating teams and the divisions linked to them (the NBA was divided into three divisions: East, Middle and West).
In short, the NBA mid-season match is that the NBA sets the regular season 1 1 as a cup, decides on 12 that eight teams will enter the single knockout stage, and the remaining 22 teams will return to the normal regular season. The two teams that reach the final of the tournament will automatically play one more game in the regular season.
The bye-bye system in the first round of the regular season has been implemented for many years. The first round of the NBA has gone through the process from two wins in three games to three wins in five games, or even four wins in seven games. The last change was even at the beginning of 2 1 century.
However, unlike the play-offs, the mid-season championship is brand-new and subverts the traditional NBA system. After all, in the long history of NBA, a certain stage of the regular season has never been singled out and turned into a precedent for another event.
New nba rules
1, group match: All 30 teams were randomly divided into 6 groups by lottery, namely East and West, namely East ABC3 and West ABC3. Team performance is shown in the figure. Secondly, each team played against their opponents on1October 3-28, 165438+, and the result of the match was normally included in each team's 82 matches.
Each team will play four group matches. It should be reminded that the victory of the game not only allows the team to enter the knockout stage in the later stage, but also is an important factor for the normal cumulative victory to create a favorable ranking for the traditional playoff model.
2. knockout stage: eight teams advance to this stage: the six teams with the best performance in the group stage and two "wild cards" (each league, that is, the team with the best record in the group stage but ranked second in the group).
This stage is a game elimination system: 1/4 finals > semi-finals > champions. The elimination tournament officially started on February 4th, 2023. After the game, the four winning teams went to Las Vegas for the final championship on February 9, 65438.