東西區合併！？NBA 季後賽制度或將迎來重大改革

NBA 2018 洛杉磯全明星賽於昨日正式完美落幕，Team LeBron 成功以 148 比 145 逆轉擊敗 Team Stephen，本屆改以攻守兩端平衡的精彩對決，不少球迷們認為是近年最好看的一屆明星賽。而聯盟總裁 Adam Silver 在明星賽週接受採訪時，被問道過去曾談論到的全新季後賽制度，是否有機會改為聯盟前 16 強的球隊晉級季後賽，打破近年東西區強弱不均的現況。雖然此計畫吸引不少球迷支持，但面臨的問題包括移動日的調整，而如此的偌大改變是否會影響到比賽整體品質，都是聯盟必須事先預測與準備的。

“You also would like to have a format where your two best teams are ultimately going to meet in the Finals.”

“You could have a situation where the top two teams in the league are meeting in the conference finals or somewhere else. So we’re going to continue to look at that. It’s still my hope that we’re going to figure out ways.”

有興趣的讀者不妨留意 HYPEBEAST 的追蹤報導，亦可觀看 NBA 2018 洛杉磯全明星賽 Highlights。