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NBA Season Record to Solely Decide Playoff Seedings
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The NBA will now seed playoff teams solely by their record, throwing out the top-four protection for teams who win their divisions.
The expected change was unanimously approved Tuesday by the league’s Board of Governors. Teams in each conference will be seeded from one to eight by their won-loss record.
Source: NBA.com