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D-League Announces Innovative 2009 Playoff Format

Published on March 9, 2009 under NBA G League (G League) News Release


NEW YORK, March 9, 2009 - The NBA Development League announced today it has implemented an innovative new format for this year's playoffs, which are set to begin as early as April 13.

For the first time, eight teams will qualify for the 2009 NBA D-League postseason, including the winners of the three divisions along with the five teams with the best regular season records, regardless of division.

New for the 2009 postseason, the three division winners will have the unique opportunity to select their first round opponent from the teams ranked five through eight. The top-seeded division winner will select its opponent first, with the second and third ranked division winners following in that order. The fourth seeded team will play the remaining team.

"One of our fundamental goals at the NBA D-League is to utilize our unique position to explore new and different ways to grow the game," said Dan Reed, President of the NBA D-League. "We believe that these innovations will provide our fans with compelling matchups and action packed games."

The first and second rounds of the 2009 NBA D-League playoffs will be one game each, while the Finals will be a best-of-three series. The first two rounds will be played on the higher seeds home floor, while the Finals will begin at the lower seed's arena and finish at the higher seeds home court.

The 2008-09 NBA D-League regular seasons concludes on April 11.

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