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• NBA Playoff action began on Saturday, April 18, 2009. The brackets for the 2009 NBA Playoffs were finalized after all 2008-2009 regular season games were completed on April 15, 2009.

• Fast Facts

  1. Brackets finalized on April 15, 2009
  2. Playoffs began April 18, 2009
  3. Top eight teams in each conference participate
  4. Seeding determined by divisional championships and regular season standings
  5. Division winners receive the top three seeds in each conference bracket
  6. Higher-seeded teams get home-court advantage in games one, two, five and seven in the first three rounds
  7. Games one, two, six and seven of the NBA Finals played at the higher-seeded team's arena

• 2009 East Playoff Seeding

  1. Cleveland Cavaliers
  2. Boston Celtics
  3. Orlando Magic
  4. Atlanta Hawks
  5. Miami Heat
  6. Philadelphia 76ers
  7. Chicago Bulls
  8. Detroit Pistons

• 2009 West Playoff Seeding

  1. Los Angeles Lakers
  2. Denver Nuggets
  3. San Antonio Spurs
  4. Portland Trail Blazers
  5. Houston Rockets
  6. Dallas Mavericks
  7. New Orleans Hornets
  8. Utah Jazz

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