For example: Miami Heat only get 3 home games to Chicago's 4, but Miami had the better winning percentage/seed...
2007-04-24 14:32:18 · 4 answers · asked by Average Joes 4 in Sports ➔ Basketball
You're right, MIA (44-38) is the #4 seed, however they do not have a better record than CHI (49-33).
In both the East & West this year the #5 seed had the home court advantage (4 games). The rule is, the division winner is guaranteed no lower than the #4 seed.
This year both CHI & HOU (the 5 seeds) have better records than the division winning 4 seeds (UT & MIA) so they still get home court advantage regardless of the "5 seed" tag.
2007-04-24 14:39:05 · answer #1 · answered by zero24gravity 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The NBA's seeding process is that they seed the three division winners and the next best teams 1-4, then they seed the next best four teams 5-8.
The home court advantage process is purely on winning percentage. You are wrong the Bulls had a better winning percentage than the Heat (.598 to .537). It just worked out this year that both 5 seeds had higher winning percentages than the 4 seeds.
2007-04-24 21:42:56 · answer #2 · answered by KnightsHuSayNee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They only do if they have a better regular season record than the #4 seed...Playoff rules state that 3 teams from the same division cannot be in the top four seeds.
2007-04-24 22:22:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chicago had the better overall record during the regular season so they get home court.
2007-04-24 21:41:53 · answer #4 · answered by Smartest Man Alive 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋