Eastern Division (historical NBA)

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The Eastern Division was a former National Basketball Association grouping that organized teams from the eastern United States before the league restructured into conferences.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former NBA division ⓘ
sports league division ⓘ
classification pre-conference NBA organizational structure ⓘ
competitionFormat playoff qualification based on divisional ranking ⓘ
regular season divisional standings ⓘ
concurrentWith NBA Western Division ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
endYear 1970 ⓘ
geographicScope eastern United States ⓘ
governingBody NBA Board of Governors ⓘ
hadTeam Atlanta Hawks ⓘ
Baltimore Bullets (original NBA franchise) ⓘ
linked to: Baltimore Bullets

Boston Celtics ⓘ
Buffalo Braves ⓘ
Chicago Bulls ⓘ
Cincinnati Royals ⓘ
Cleveland Cavaliers ⓘ
Detroit Pistons ⓘ
Fort Wayne Pistons ⓘ
Milwaukee Bucks ⓘ
Minneapolis Lakers ⓘ
linked to: Los Angeles Lakers

New York Knicks ⓘ
Philadelphia 76ers ⓘ
Rochester Royals ⓘ
Syracuse Nationals ⓘ
Toronto Huskies ⓘ
Washington Capitols ⓘ
historicalStatus defunct ⓘ
languageOfName English ⓘ
league National Basketball Association ⓘ
level professional ⓘ
notableFranchiseSuccess Boston Celtics dominance in 1950s and 1960s ⓘ
numberOfTeamsVariedOverTime true ⓘ
playoffStructureRole determined seeding for NBA playoffs ⓘ
predecessor BAA Eastern Division ⓘ
linked to: Atlantic Division
reasonForDissolution NBA realignment into Eastern and Western Conferences ⓘ
replacedBy NBA Eastern Conference ⓘ
shortName Eastern Division ⓘ
sport basketball ⓘ
startYear 1949 ⓘ
usedForScheduling true ⓘ
usedForStandings true ⓘ

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PHW → associatedConference → Eastern Division (historical NBA) ⓘ
Eastern Conference → predecessor → Eastern Division (NBA) ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Division (historical NBA)