世界名牌博覽：美國職業(yè)籃球聯(lián)賽

美國職業(yè)籃球聯(lián)賽(National Basketball Association，簡稱NBA，中文簡稱“美職籃”)于1946年6月6日在紐約成立，是由北美三十支隊(duì)伍組成的男子職業(yè)籃球聯(lián)盟，美國四大職業(yè)體育聯(lián)盟之一。匯集了全世界最頂級(jí)的球員，是世界上水平最高的籃球賽事。[1]

NBA的三十支球隊(duì)分屬兩個(gè)聯(lián)盟：東部聯(lián)盟和西部聯(lián)盟，每個(gè)聯(lián)盟由三個(gè)賽區(qū)組成，每個(gè)賽區(qū)有五支球隊(duì)。

NBA比賽分為季前賽 常規(guī)賽和季后賽。常規(guī)賽比賽采取主、客場制，每支球隊(duì)在每個(gè)賽季中都要進(jìn)行82場常規(guī)賽，各球隊(duì)相互間的比賽場數(shù)不等。同一賽區(qū)的球隊(duì)之間進(jìn)行4場比賽;同一聯(lián)盟不同賽區(qū)的球隊(duì)之間進(jìn)行3到4場比賽;不同聯(lián)盟的球隊(duì)之間進(jìn)行2場比賽。當(dāng)NBA出現(xiàn)勞資糾紛等特殊情況時(shí)比賽場次數(shù)會(huì)減少，稱為縮水賽季。

常規(guī)賽結(jié)束后，東、西聯(lián)盟排名前八的球隊(duì)進(jìn)入季后賽。季后賽采取七戰(zhàn)四勝的淘汰賽制，常規(guī)賽勝率較高的球隊(duì)獲得多一個(gè)主場的優(yōu)勢。由東、西部聯(lián)盟的第一名對(duì)第八名，第二名對(duì)第七名，第三名對(duì)第六名，第四名對(duì)第五名，直到?jīng)Q出東、西部冠軍為止，然后由東、西部冠軍隊(duì)進(jìn)行NBA總決賽，決出NBA總冠軍

The NBA (National Basketball Association) is the professional body that controls basketball in the U.S.A. and Canada. It consists of 30 franchised teams, of which 29 are in the U.S. and one is in Canada. It was founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America and changed its name three years later. The NBA is now a multi-billion-dollar business and has spread its appeal to an international audience. Many players from outside North America play in it, helping basketball become more popular. Among recent players is Yao Ming, who has increased basketball’s fan base in his native China. The 2009–10 season had a record 83 international players. This internationalization means the NBA is televised in over 200 countries.