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Playoff seeds to be set by record, not division title

ESPN.com | September 9, 2015

Related Topics: National Basketball Association, Athletic conference, Division (sport), Western Conference (NBA), New York

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  • Associated Press

NEW YORK -- 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.

Previously, division winners were guaranteed no worse than the No.

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