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The Division Finals was a best-of-three series from 1949 to 1950; a best-of-five series fro, 1951 to 1957, and a best-of-seven series since 1957. In 1971, the NBA realigned itself into two conferences with two divisions from the original two divisions (there were three divisions in the 1950-51 season) which led to the renaming as "Conference Finals".

Eastern Division/Conference

Divisional Finals

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Conference Finals

Western Division/Conference

Divisional Finals

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Conference Finals

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Central Division

Divisional Finals

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Notes

1. ^ The winner of the Western and Central Division Finals met in the NBA Semi-Finals in order to determine who will face the Eastern Division champion Syracuse Nationals in the NBA Finals.

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References

• NBA.com history section