How many NBA conferences are there?
How many NBA conferences are there?
user
The NBA season is divided into two parts: the regular season, and the postseason, called the “Playoffs”.  For the postseason, there are four divisions in the “Eastern Conference”, and five divisions in the “Western Conference”.  I recommend checking out this video for a quick overview:
assistant
So there's just two conferences?
user
Well that's confusing.  Let me explain a bit more about how conferences work, because it's a little complex.  There are two playoff conferences in each season, so that's the “Eastern Conference” and “Western Conference”.  The reason for two conferences is that the NBA is divided into two halves of the year, the “Eastern” and “Western” halves, so there are two conferences to match that.  The conferences are also further divided into four divisions, and in each division there are “conference champions” and “playoff teams” from each conference.
assistant
Thank you for this information.
user