NBA playoff tickets overview Apr04 '07
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# (2 of 2): Arey
1 year after the fact. (Tue 15 Apr 2008, 3:00 AM CST)
Dear pualio-ga,
In 1985, the NBA switched the locations of games five and six.
It was reported that the NBA changed them to reduce the inconvenience of travel. While another view is that it is also about money.
“A report in USA Today stated that part of the problem with the old format arose due to CBS's scheduling of games in the 1984 championship series between Boston and Los Angeles [USA Today, June 25, 1984]. In that series there were three and two days off between some of the first four games because CBS did not want to televise the games during prime time in May. The series then ended with three games in five days with a cross-country trip between each game. According to USA Today, the NBA commissioner, David Stern, favored the 2-3-2 format because the reduced travel would give players more rest and encourage media attendance.”
This five page article will provide you with more information on this subject.
Television revenue and the structure of athletic contests: The case of the National Basketball Association http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/miqa3620/is199801/ai_n8780478
Jim Feist comments that, “It is odd, but there are several reasons for the change. The official NBA version is it cuts down travel time for players and media representatives as East meets West. The unofficial version is M-O-N-E-Y. The NBA prefers a longer series to build up interest and increase television ratings. The 2-3-2 format theoretically makes it tougher for a team to win the first two games at home, then win two of the next three on the road to close out a series in five games. The league doesn't want five games - it wants six or seven.” http://www.jimfeist.com/Handicappers/Handicappers.aspx?ID=39&RD=06-14-2005
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# (1 of 2): Dee
1 month, 1 week after the fact. (Sun 13 May 2007, 6:11 PM CST)
When did the nba go to the 2-2-1-1-1 format? Didn't all the seven game series use to be 2-3-2? If possible, can you email me with that information. I am really curious.
Thanks a lot.