Denver Native (Carol)
10-23-2013, 05:25 PM
NEW YORK (AP)
The 2-3-2 NBA Finals format is following David Stern out of the league.
NBA owners unanimously voted Wednesday to return to the 2-2-1-1-1 format, believing the travel inconveniences that teams faced when Stern became commissioner nearly 30 years ago no longer exist.
Beginning with the 2014 finals, the higher-seeded team will host Games 1, 2, 5 and 7. The lower seed gets Games 3, 4 and 6, following the same format the NBA uses in all other rounds.
The current format was instituted in 1985, Stern's first full year in charge, in part to ease the amount of cross-country travel with the Celtics and Lakers frequently meeting for the championship. But critics felt it gave an edge to the lower-seeded team.
rest - http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/owners-vote-unanimously-to-change-nba-finals-format-to-2-2-1-1-1-102313
The 2-3-2 NBA Finals format is following David Stern out of the league.
NBA owners unanimously voted Wednesday to return to the 2-2-1-1-1 format, believing the travel inconveniences that teams faced when Stern became commissioner nearly 30 years ago no longer exist.
Beginning with the 2014 finals, the higher-seeded team will host Games 1, 2, 5 and 7. The lower seed gets Games 3, 4 and 6, following the same format the NBA uses in all other rounds.
The current format was instituted in 1985, Stern's first full year in charge, in part to ease the amount of cross-country travel with the Celtics and Lakers frequently meeting for the championship. But critics felt it gave an edge to the lower-seeded team.
rest - http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/owners-vote-unanimously-to-change-nba-finals-format-to-2-2-1-1-1-102313