NBA playoff tickets overviewChicago Bulls playoff tickets go on sale to the general public this Saturday. Bulls newsletter subscribers have the option to purchase their playoff tickets starting today. If you're wondering which game to purchase tickets for, I'm here to offer some suggestions, and to briefly explain how the NBA playoffs are configured. Since the playoffs are not yet determined, fans are basically purchasing tickets to an unknown game. In other words, nobody knows who the Bulls will play, and what time they will play. Here is the basic format for purchasing playoff tickets for the first and second rounds:
Playoff series breakdownEvery round is a seven game series. Out of those seven games, the team with home-court advantage will have four home games, and the other team will have only three home games. However, seven games are not guaranteed, since it only takes four victories to win the series. A team could win the series with four straight wins, requiring only four games. Playoff tickets are always sold for the maximum amount of possible home games, which is four.
Playoff series formatsEach playoff series (not including the Finals) are played in this format: 2-2-1-1-1. (The Finals are played in 2-3-2 format.) These numbers indicate each team's home-court games. The team with home-court advantage will receive four of the home games, as opposed to three. For example, if Team A is playing Team B in the first round, here's where each game will be played:
In this example, Team B has the home-court advantage, and are awarded four possible home games. Purchasing your playoff ticketsHow does all this tie-in with purchasing playoff tickets? Since we don't know yet how any team will finish, it is impossible to judge how many home-court games your team will be awarded. (Remember, teams with home-court advantage get four home games, and the other team gets three.) However, we do know some things: Judging by the format (2-2-1-1-1), your team is guaranteed at least two home games. If you don't want to take any risks, and absolutely must see a playoff game, your best bet is to purchase Game A or Game B. The only drawback to purchasing the early games is that you might miss some late-series drama (exciting finishes, etc). If you'd rather gamble on a better game, later in the series, purchase Game C or Game D, but realize these games are not guaranteed to be played. If you're kind of in-between, ie: definitely want to see a game, but would like to see a better game, I think the best bet is Game C. There's a possibility that Game C may not be played, but only if your team loses four straight. If you think they can get at least one win, during the first four games, then Game C is guaranteed. And since it's later in the series, it might be a better game. Comments/Mentions
# Arey at 4/15/2008 1:00 am cst
Dear pualio-ga, In 1985, the NBA switched the locations of games five and six. It was reported that the NBA changed them to reduce the inconvenience of travel. While another view is that it is also about money. “A report in USA Today stated that part of the problem with the old format arose due to CBS's scheduling of games in the 1984 championship series between Boston and Los Angeles [USA Today, June 25, 1984]. In that series there were three and two days off between some of the first four games because CBS did not want to televise the games during prime time in May. The series then ended with three games in five days with a cross-country trip between each game. According to USA Today, the NBA commissioner, David Stern, favored the 2-3-2 format because the reduced travel would give players more rest and encourage media attendance.” This five page article will provide you with more information on this subject. Television revenue and the structure of athletic contests: The case of the National Basketball Association http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/miqa3620/is199801/ai_n8780478 Jim Feist comments that, “It is odd, but there are several reasons for the change. The official NBA version is it cuts down travel time for players and media representatives as East meets West. The unofficial version is M-O-N-E-Y. The NBA prefers a longer series to build up interest and increase television ratings. The 2-3-2 format theoretically makes it tougher for a team to win the first two games at home, then win two of the next three on the road to close out a series in five games. The league doesn't want five games - it wants six or seven.” http://www.jimfeist.com/Handicappers/Handicappers.aspx?ID=39&RD=06-14-2005 I hope this answers your question. If it does not, or the answer is unclear, then please ask for clarification of this research before rating the answer. I shall respond to the clarification request as soon as I receive it. Thank you answerfinder Search stratgey nba hhaaahh ://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=nba++hhaaahh&btnG=Search&meta= nba 2-3-2 travel 1985 ://www.google.co.uk/search?q=nba++2-3-2+travel+1985&hl=en&lr=&start=10&sa=N |
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When did the nba go to the 2-2-1-1-1 format? Didn't all the seven game series use to be 2-3-2? If possible, can you email me with that information. I am really curious.
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