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Los Angeles (AFP) - NBA divisional champions will no longer be guaranteed home-court advantage in their opening round of the post-season after a seeding shake-up announced by league chiefs.
Under a new system to be launched this season, teams in the playoffs will be seeded according to their regular season record.
Previously, the three division winners in each conference along with the non-division winner that boasted the best record were installed as the top four seeds in the first round of playoffs.