playoff bracket NBA
Definition
A diagrammatic chart representing the tournament structure of the National Basketball Association (NBA) playoffs, showing team matchups, best-of-seven series, and progression paths from the first round to the NBA Finals.
The elimination-style bracket used in the NBA postseason to determine the league champion, typically featuring 16 teams divided into Eastern and Western Conferences.
Examples
My playoff bracket NBA pick had the Knicks sweeping the Lakers—turns out, reality has a sick sense of humor.
Filling out the playoff bracket NBA is basically Russian roulette with your ego and a bunch of overpaid athletes.
The playoff bracket NBA just dropped, and my bracket's already deader than disco after that first upset.
Grandpa's playoff bracket NBA wisdom from 1987? Still somehow outperforming my AI-assisted trash.