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• The 2009 NBA Playoffs began on Saturday, April 18, 2009. The top eight teams in each conference participate, with the final two teams playing for the title in the NBA Finals.

  The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic in the NBA Finals to win the 2009 NBA Championship.

• Fast Facts

  1. Playoff games began April 18, 2009
  2. Matchups finalized on April 15, 2009
  3. Top eight teams from each conference participate
  4. Each series is best four-of-seven games
  5. Higher seed received the home-court advantage
  6. Division winners and the conference runner-up receive the top seeds
  7. Teams are not re-seeded after each round
  8. Television coverage: TNT and ESPN
  9. TNT announcers to provide coverage also via Twitter and Facebook
  10. Games one, two, five and seven played on the high-seeded team's court in the preliminary rounds
  11. Games one, two, six and seven played on the high-seeded team's court in the NBA Finals

• 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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