to win an nba championship, a team needs to win four rounds. the fourth round is called the finals. a team from the eastern conference plays a team from the western conference. the team that wins this series is the nba champion. the best player in the finals wins the finals most valuable player award. the finals are played in the same format as the other rounds, 2-2-1-1-1. if both teams are the number 1 seed from their respective divisions, the team with the best record will have home court advantage.