The NBA stands for National Basketball Association. It is a North American basketball tournament played in the United States and Canada.

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NBA Playoffs 2009

About the NBA playoffs

The NBA playoffs is a series of games after the regular season matches for the championship title. Following the NBA regular season, eight teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs and are seeded one to eight.

The NBA regular season games and playoffs are one of the most watched sports events in the US among the NFL (National Football League) and the baseball games.

Since there are no overseas teams involved in the tournament it's understandable that Europeans and people from other parts in the world pay little attention to the NBA season, although most betting agencies keep NBA playoff games on their menu.

There are 30 teams in each season competing for the championship title. Currently 29 of these teams are from the USA with only one Canadian team, the Toronto Raptors. So it's safe to say that the NBA is mostly for the Americans (with many enthusiastic Toronto fans). On the other hand, the hockey tournament - NHL - is mostly for Canadians despite the fact that there are more American teams there too but with a much stronger Canadian presence (Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa).

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