Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The 2014 NBA Playoffs is the postseason best-of-seven elimination tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2013-14 season, which began on April 19, 2014. Eight teams in the Eastern Conference and eight in the Western Conference are participating, ultimately deciding the final four teams who will play in the conference finalsThe San Antonio Spurs continue the longest active playoff streak in the NBA at 17 consecutive appearances. The Toronto Raptors and Washington Wizards made their first playoff appearance since 2008, while the Charlotte Bobcats made their first playoff appearance since 2010. All three teams from Texas qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2009. For the first time since 2005, both the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks did not qualify for the playoffs in the same year. For the first time since 1994, the Lakers and Celtics missed the playoffs in the same season. In addition, this is the first time in NBA history that all three teams—the Knicks, Celtics, and Lakers—missed the postseason in the same year (the Celtics last missed in 2007). The Denver Nuggets also missed the playoffs for the first time since 2003. The first 13 days of the playoffs saw at least one road team win on their opponent's home floor. That ended on April 30 with the Raptors, Spurs, and Rockets all winning at home against the Nets, Mavericks and Trail Blazers, respectively. The total 23 "road wins" is an NBA playoffs record. In addition, the 2014 playoffs has also featured a record 8 first round games that went into overtime, including 4 straight between Memphis Grizzlies and Oklahoma Thunder (Games 2 thru 5), another all-time NBA record.According to Ernie Johnson, Jr. of NBA on TNT, May 3, 2014 will be marked as the first time ever in NBA history that 3 First Round Game Sevens will be played on the same day. The games will be played between Atlanta Hawks at Indiana Pacers, Memphis Grizzlies at Oklahoma Thunder, and Golden State Warriors at LA Clippers.. }
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- 2014_NBA_Playoffs abstract "The 2014 NBA Playoffs is the postseason best-of-seven elimination tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2013-14 season, which began on April 19, 2014. Eight teams in the Eastern Conference and eight in the Western Conference are participating, ultimately deciding the final four teams who will play in the conference finalsThe San Antonio Spurs continue the longest active playoff streak in the NBA at 17 consecutive appearances. The Toronto Raptors and Washington Wizards made their first playoff appearance since 2008, while the Charlotte Bobcats made their first playoff appearance since 2010. All three teams from Texas qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2009. For the first time since 2005, both the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks did not qualify for the playoffs in the same year. For the first time since 1994, the Lakers and Celtics missed the playoffs in the same season. In addition, this is the first time in NBA history that all three teams—the Knicks, Celtics, and Lakers—missed the postseason in the same year (the Celtics last missed in 2007). The Denver Nuggets also missed the playoffs for the first time since 2003. The first 13 days of the playoffs saw at least one road team win on their opponent's home floor. That ended on April 30 with the Raptors, Spurs, and Rockets all winning at home against the Nets, Mavericks and Trail Blazers, respectively. The total 23 "road wins" is an NBA playoffs record. In addition, the 2014 playoffs has also featured a record 8 first round games that went into overtime, including 4 straight between Memphis Grizzlies and Oklahoma Thunder (Games 2 thru 5), another all-time NBA record.According to Ernie Johnson, Jr. of NBA on TNT, May 3, 2014 will be marked as the first time ever in NBA history that 3 First Round Game Sevens will be played on the same day. The games will be played between Atlanta Hawks at Indiana Pacers, Memphis Grizzlies at Oklahoma Thunder, and Golden State Warriors at LA Clippers.".