The NBA Finals follow the same format as the other rounds, which is a 2-2-1-1-1 format. However, this wasn’t always the case, as it used to follow a 2-3-2 format. The 2-3-2 format began in 1985 when ...
With the series shifting back to Boston for Game 6, one of Adam Silver's earliest edicts comes into play: the 2014 switch back to a 2-2-1-1-1 Finals setup. Steve Aschburner Jayson Tatum and the ...